What are some punishments for Juvenile Court? Punishments can vary, from doing community service to not having any freedom at all. In the 19th century punishments were very harsh. The child criminals would get the same punishments as the adult criminals. Now in 2015 things have changed, “In most instances community treatment involves placing the child on probation” (pg.1). This means if the child is not harmful to others, then the officer watches over the child to make sure they are not doing something bad. The worst punishment of all is called institutionalization. This is when the child gets no freedom at all. The officers look over the child all the time. Most of the time kids are put for counseling, or forest camps. Some children don’t
