Juvenile Justice System
Our life is valuable and should be lived like it was your last day, yet so many teens choose to live life on the edge and not in a good way. So many young people are choosing to disobey the laws and because of that they are classified as juvenile criminals. Every action has a reasction and inorder for the unlawful pubescents we have the Juvenile Justice Department.
A Juvenile Justice System was developed in the United States with the purpose of redirecting youth offenders from the punishment of the criminal courts and encouraging rehabilitation based on the juvenile’s needs(2001). Although the majority of socitey would rather not see youth being incarcinated, it is best for the juvenile justice systme to stay intact.
Juvenile delinquents tried as adults have to assume the same consequences as any other criminal and are subjected to state penitentiaries with inmates much older and who have probably committed crimes far more devious then they could ever have. These minors range from the ages of nine to twenty depending on the crime committed or on how many times they are prosecuted and believe to be unchangeable. They are exposed to the harsh cruelty of penitentiary life where most are raped, beaten, and subjected to any abuse seen and known in these prisons no matter their …show more content…
By far the emotionally important reason is to bring justice. Victims and their families deserve some justice after experienceing such tradegy inflicted by a juvenile offender. It is a fact that juvenile crime is on the rise and it’s not something to be take lightly. Many are aware of how messed up the juvenile justice system is and are using that to their advantage. Being tried as an adult gives juveniles the right to a jury, something that is not offered to them through the juvenile courts. Judges often determine the result of a case and the offenders aren’t given a proper trial (Apr.
Our life is valuable and should be lived like it was your last day, yet so many teens choose to live life on the edge and not in a good way. So many young people are choosing to disobey the laws and because of that they are classified as juvenile criminals. Every action has a reasction and inorder for the unlawful pubescents we have the Juvenile Justice Department.
A Juvenile Justice System was developed in the United States with the purpose of redirecting youth offenders from the punishment of the criminal courts and encouraging rehabilitation based on the juvenile’s needs(2001). Although the majority of socitey would rather not see youth being incarcinated, it is best for the juvenile justice systme to stay intact.
Juvenile delinquents tried as adults have to assume the same consequences as any other criminal and are subjected to state penitentiaries with inmates much older and who have probably committed crimes far more devious then they could ever have. These minors range from the ages of nine to twenty depending on the crime committed or on how many times they are prosecuted and believe to be unchangeable. They are exposed to the harsh cruelty of penitentiary life where most are raped, beaten, and subjected to any abuse seen and known in these prisons no matter their …show more content…
By far the emotionally important reason is to bring justice. Victims and their families deserve some justice after experienceing such tradegy inflicted by a juvenile offender. It is a fact that juvenile crime is on the rise and it’s not something to be take lightly. Many are aware of how messed up the juvenile justice system is and are using that to their advantage. Being tried as an adult gives juveniles the right to a jury, something that is not offered to them through the juvenile courts. Judges often determine the result of a case and the offenders aren’t given a proper trial (Apr.