between the juvenile and adult courts rest on the presiding judge or the prosecutor (Moak and Wallace, 2003). These practices and policies had the drastic effect of reducing the significance of the age of majority in trying and sentencing cases as it negates a core principle of the juvenile justice system. Minors are identified as lacking a rational mind to freely choose to commit a crime and have an investing self-interest in committing it based on the Rational Choice crime theory (Lawrence and Hesse, 2009). The application of this theory shows that minors will benefit more from rehabilitation to correct misconduct or unlawful behavior instead of punishment (Lawrence and Hesse, 2009). This theory applies to crimes committed regardless of
