The Juvenile

Any teenager can have a smile on their face in representation of their innocence, but being fooled by one would be a mistake. The juvenile court system is only limited to the delinquents that operate poor actions such as vandalism, thievery, graffiti, gang-related activity and drugs. Court systems must set straight the fact that age should not define the gravity of the punishment inflicted on anyone, even a minor who commits a sever crime. It all builds upon the crime destructiveness; whether…

There have been a series of injustices in the Massachusetts juvenile justice system. They passed a law which was enforced 15 years ago. According to which the teenager criminals which author called “super-predators” were to be punished severely by the law. There have been a few cases in the history of the state of the Massachusetts where the non-criminals characters who have a very minor or no records of criminal activities in the past got a severe punishment and those young criminals who did a…

Juvenile Crime The American Juvenile justice system has undergone several historical stages to achieve what it is today. The concept of adults and juveniles having a separate legal framework is relatively new. Prior to 1900, juveniles who were accused of wrongdoing received severe punishments such as incarceration and even death for their crimes. According to Clear, Cole, and Reisig, when children broke the law, the same authorities who handled adult criminals processed them, ex-posing the…

In 1825, The House of Refuge was established due the work of Eddy and Griscom. This was a residential institution that would teach mechanical skills to young transients. This was the first reformatory to be managed privately and isolated juveniles from adults (The Time 1). The Journal of Correctional Education states, there were “two distinct classes of inmates…(a) those children convicted and sentenced for crime, and (b) the children who were not convicted of crime, but who were destitute or…

lack of authority and some have deeper issues that need to be evaluated. Juvenile peers are very aware when kids their age cause trouble and get sent away to a juvenile center or treatment facility. Recent studies show that around 500,000 of the youth today will be sent to a juvenile center each year. There are around 75,000 juveniles incarcerated in facilities and the number seems to only grow as times change. The juvenile justice system is constantly changing around in the United States with…

Juvenile Delinquency is a term that refers to anti-social or criminal acts carried out by young children (“About…”). The average age for those who are classified as delinquent in the United States is 18. These delinquents often test the limits and boundaries set by their parents and other authority figures. Though rebellion and experimentation is common among adolescents, these children consistently participate in problematic behaviors that negatively affect their academic, social, and personal…

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency was created in 1974. This office was established with the focus of fighting juvenile misconduct and to gather statistics across the nation. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act was brought about by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, which required states to keep the juvenile courts segregated from the adult courts. The website Maryland.gov states this Act required “(1) youthful offenders were to have ‘sight and sound separation”…

Juveniles as young as 14 are being positioned in prisons with adults from minimum to maximum prisons. A minimum prison would house offenders who have committed a minor offense such as theft, while a maximum prison house felonies who have engaged in activities such as rape or murder. In 2005, the Supreme Court banned the death penalty ruling “people under 18 are immature, irresponsible, susceptible to peer-pressure and often capable of change (Scott, 2012).” Although, the court recognizes…

Since Washington State Juvenile Disposition Guidelines have stated the age range a juvenile could be tried in juvenile court of jurisdiction, it would be easier for the judge to determine if the person should be sentenced in juvenile or adult court jurisdiction. The confusion of the exact age a person is fully mature and should be consider adult makes it hard for judges under blended sentence to determine the appropriate court of jurisdiction for the juvenile. Following a research in psychology…

The duties and responsibilities of a Juvenile Probation Officer vary slightly from that of a Juvenile Parole Officer. A probation officer deals with the juvenile offenders who have lost their way and broken the law in some way, but don’t require institutionalization. Juvenile Probation Officers are tasked with getting these juvenile offenders back on track to lead a productive and successful life in the community. These probation officers also work closely with schools, families, and…