According to “juvenile book” A juvenile is defined as an individual who is physiologically, emotionally and intellectually immature (Hess, K., & Orthmann, C. (2013)). The purpose for the juvenile system that started over a century ago, was to separate youth offenders from adult offenders even though they may commit the same crimes. Unlike adult court system, juvenile courts focus more on rehabilitation rather than punishment which is the reason why several juveniles are put into detention facilities. Throughout the juvenile court system there have been five periods that it has gone though, with each period it has progressed into what it is today. Thought out this paper I will look back on the history and discuss those five periods.
In 1646 …show more content…
In this period society formed their own opinions as to why children misbehaved, they suggested that parents were very influential to their behavior. !899 was a big year for this time period because that was the year that the juvenile rights act was passed. The juvenile rights act insured that this act represented the U.S. criminal justice system’s first formal recognition that it owned a different duty to children than to adults and that impressionable, presumably salvageable youths should not be mixed in prisons with hardened criminals (Hess, K., & Orthmann, C. (2013)). This period ended in 1960 at the start of the Juvenile Rights Period. In the Juvenile Rights Period divorce was a major issue that affected juvenile crime. Juvenile crime cost more than 20 million dollars a year causing great attention. The famous In re Gault case took place in 1967 becoming one of the most important and influential cases for the juvenile court system. A 15 year old boy was accused of making inappropriate phone calls to his neighbor. The boy was arrested without his parents knowing what happened or where he was. During the hearing the accuser was not present nor was the prosecutor but he was still sentenced to a six year imprisonment. This case was important because it gave juveniles the right to counsel, the right to notice, to right to self- incrimination and also the right to confront
In 1646 …show more content…
In this period society formed their own opinions as to why children misbehaved, they suggested that parents were very influential to their behavior. !899 was a big year for this time period because that was the year that the juvenile rights act was passed. The juvenile rights act insured that this act represented the U.S. criminal justice system’s first formal recognition that it owned a different duty to children than to adults and that impressionable, presumably salvageable youths should not be mixed in prisons with hardened criminals (Hess, K., & Orthmann, C. (2013)). This period ended in 1960 at the start of the Juvenile Rights Period. In the Juvenile Rights Period divorce was a major issue that affected juvenile crime. Juvenile crime cost more than 20 million dollars a year causing great attention. The famous In re Gault case took place in 1967 becoming one of the most important and influential cases for the juvenile court system. A 15 year old boy was accused of making inappropriate phone calls to his neighbor. The boy was arrested without his parents knowing what happened or where he was. During the hearing the accuser was not present nor was the prosecutor but he was still sentenced to a six year imprisonment. This case was important because it gave juveniles the right to counsel, the right to notice, to right to self- incrimination and also the right to confront