Juvenile law

Do juveniles deserve to go to adult prisons? It has long been debated whether juveniles who did serious crimes should be sent in adult prisons. Some people believe that juveniles who commit adult crime must go to adult prisons. Some people believe that it is unfair for juveniles because they are young and their brains are still not fully developed. The Juvenile Justice System provides rehabilitation to the youth offenders who are under the age of 25. The Proposition 21, which was passed in 2000,…

The understanding of the Juvenile Justice System can be hard for a lot of individuals. Understanding the different ages in certain cities and counties as to whom is classified as a juvenile can be difficult if you’re not familiar with the justice system. According to United Stated Department of Justice a juvenile is an individual who has not attained his or her eighteenth birthday. In most places that is standard age for a Juvenile. The term juvenile can be used on a day to day bases; however…

Juvenile delinquency refers to delinquent and criminal behaviors among young people as they negotiate the transition from childhood to adulthood in an increasingly complex and confusing world. Although the issue of juvenile delinquency is an age old problem, it seems that the juvenile of the past does not compare with the juvenile of the present. The antisocial behavior often associated with today’s juvenile delinquents include serious forms of burglary, strong arm robbery, activity related to…

As the problem of Juvenile Delinquency is analyzed, theorists have highlighted many key points as to why they believe juveniles commit crimes. Two of the key points that will be explored in this essay is the routine activity theory and general deterrence theory. Both theories are said to posses in-depth information as to why juveniles are comfortable in committing crimes and how the corrections system believe they can stop this ongoing trends. Routine activity theory states that crime is not…

show that juveniles are joining gangs at an early age for a variety of reasons. The youth gang problem has been stubbornly persistent over the past decade, resulting in an estimated 29,900 gangs and 782,500 gang members, according to a 2011 National Youth Gang Survey. Law enforcement agencies regularly report a witnessed overlap of gangs and drugs, especially on street-level sales. Law enforcement agencies has a difficult task to address this growing and longstanding issue. As of 2008, law…

Juveniles It is estimated by the Justice Department, that more than 10 percent of homicides are committed by minors (Khan). When an adolescent commits a serious crime, he or she is most likely charged as a minor, meaning they don’t have to serve jail time and instead are sent to a juvenile detention or rehabilitation center. The problem with charging kids based on age is that each person matures at different rates and times, like Cameron Williams who ran from the police after shooting one. The…

remarks about problems with juveniles, especially about juveniles being out late at night for no good reason. The police chief said…

In the article “Techniques of Neutralization: A Theory of Delinquency” by Sykes and Matza, Juvenile delinquent behavior is described as “learned and… learned in the process of social interactions” (Sykes & Matza 664). This article analyzes the most frequent acts of a juvenile delinquent. The article states five different techniques that juveniles learned and then by them become delinquent. The first technique of neutralization is known as The Denial of Responsibility, which describes how the…

Justice for Juvenile Criminals A 16 year-old boy Shawn was sent to California Youth Authority, the state’s most restrictive juvenile detention facility, for a 90-day evaluation, after killing his father. He was charged for attacking his sleeping father, stabbing him repeatedly in the arms, head, and neck with a knife. Prior to this crime, he also have been involved in other illegal actions such as strong-arm robbery, drinking, and marijuana use. For all these criminal actions, he was sentenced…

is defined as behavior that against criminal code that is performed by someone who is not yet considered as an adult (Bartol & Bartol, 2012, p. 230). This term is often associated with juveniles and labeled as juvenile delinquency or also known as juvenile offendors (Bechtold & Cauffman, 2014).The term juvenile is often associated with the word adolescence. According to Kurtz, delinquency is explained in social context rather than medical context. Thus, a definition of a delinquent adolescents…