Juvenile Justice System Research Paper

Looking back over what has been covered it east to now see the broad range of issues that are faced by juveniles and the juvenile justice system. In the early 1900s children were treated like smaller adults or even second class citizens. There were none to little rights held by the under eighteen youths of America. This lack of rights and protection allowed them to be taken advantage of. Many times children were treated as adults in the eyes of the law.
The justice system finally recognized people under the age of eighteen as needing different treatment. These children were as developed as adults and were not as aware of consequences in relation to their actions. They need to have different laws and facilities to protect them. These juveniles brains were still developing and their social skills were not yet matured. Separating these two systems allowed children more right and better protection under the law. This juvenile justice system expansion was intended to seal the records of youths and give them a clean start at eighteen. This was there was no carry over of crimes committed when they were still growing up and developing. …show more content…
Today this not always still the case. Many times these records are not kept shut and can be used against them after the age of eighteen. The system has cracked down on juveniles often of minority backgrounds. Rather than helping to protect them when involved in the juvenile criminal justice system, it is the system that is causing problems for them. With schools being more exposed to more policing and interactions seem higher than ever between youths and the police. The police are not always ready to handle a juveniles when they encounter