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The Chilean jail system for younger citizens seems to be not very effective and compared with the system that United State possesses it looks more incompetent. It’s worrying the rising numbers of delinquency in both countries Chile and USA. But, how to judge a person who commits a serious crime or one with just a minor offense and the charge pressed for those criminal acts.

In United States the systems is very strict and press charges to kids who commit minor infractions similar to skipping school or running away from home. They’re treated like adults for the actions they do, in comparison with the Chilean Reality, government do not pay attention to the criminalization of childhood that exists in our country. They consider

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