Juvenile justice is a necessity to society because it protects citizens from delinquents by imprisoning them and by convincing delinquents that they should mend their villainous and mischievous ways by convincing the delinquents that unlawful conducts that affect society have serious consequence. Imprisonment is effective against delinquents because confinement prevents them from committing further crimes against society while they are incarcerated and since the formation of the juvenile justice system crime rates among teens has dropped by 18 percent. Detention centers are effective as a deterrent and prevent inmates from gaining the means to re-offend. Juvenile justice has proved to be very effective at lowering crime rates among teens
