The Juvenile

Juvenile justice is a slightly new notion from the transformations of laws associated to youthful offenders. Early implications for juveniles sought a rehabilitation approach; there was no room for punishment in the early juvenile justice system. The juvenile justice system that was implemented when most offenses were school yard fights was made to be ever changing and almost always reforming. Approximately 2 million juveniles are arrested every year for various crimes, bear in mind only half…

[History tells us that there has been juvenile court since the late 1800’s. In fact, Illinois established the first juvenile court in 1899. In that time the government identified the fact that children were developmentally different than adults, and therefore less capable of making decisions about their behavior. They also recognized that not all children had the parenting that helped to nurture them into adulthood. The states developed juvenile courts in order to help protect children and…

states that a crime is any human conduct that violates a criminal law and is subject to punishment (Adler 13). According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, juvenile delinquency is a violation of the law committed by a juvenile and not punishable by death or life imprisonment. Using these two definitions as reference I can reasonably state that juvenile delinquency is a phrase that can be used to encompass both the status crimes of the minors in the survey and those who committed nonviolent…

adults and juveniles are close to the same, with a few variations along the way. The flow of justice in between both groups are fairly equal beginning with the violation, however what may be considered a violation for a juvenile in some cases means nothing for an adult. Adults cannot run away from home, or miss too many days of school, which concludes that there are times in which the two are not considered equal. Consequently, the judicial process can be considerably different between juveniles…

and more juveniles are placed in adult prisons and pay the price for their actions, but sometimes this is not always the case. “Around 250,000 youth are tried, sentenced or incarcerated as adults in the United States every year. On any given day, around 10,000 juveniles are housed in adult jails and prisons – 7,500 in jails and 2,700 in prisons, respectively” (Curley). When juveniles are put in adult prisons it is merely to make their sentence harder on them, but because of most juveniles not be…

of incarceration that are used in juvenile courts today. I will discuss alternatives that are in practice to support my responses. Additionally, I will explain the important societal and individual benefits of imposing sanctions or punishments that do not involve removing the child from his/her family or community. In recent years, there has been a drop in juvenile related crimes. Studies have shown that on an average there are approximately 27,000 juveniles are thought to be…

Juvenile Crime By: Adriana Rodriguez Have you ever wondered to yourself if juvenile crime has been a problem in today’s society? Juvenile crime is an illegal act committed by a child under the age of eighteen. Juvenile crime has been around for almost 200 years and has been debated whether the media, the parents, and the schools that these children attend are the reasons why they choose to commit crimes. It is also debated whether or not the amount of children committing these crimes has grown…

From the following news article titled “Experts link teen brains’ immaturity, juvenile crime,” I have found key, main points from this news article detailing’s relating teen’s brains’ to juvenile crimes committed. What I took from the news article: - “Youths are more likely to show “a lack of maturity and an underdeveloped sense of responsibility” than adults.”…These qualities often result in impetuous and ill-considered actions and decisions.” - “It does mean, particularly when confronted with…

Juvenile Delinquency Theories There are many thoughts as to why juveniles become delinquent. Some believe that it is due to: violence/abuse, peer pressure, social media, poverty, children raising children, drug and alcohol abuse, choice, foster care system, poor education, medication, bullying, violent games, genetics, and government agency failure. While some of these theories have been accepted and proven, some have not. Why do some juveniles become delinquent while others do not and are…

prevention and rehabilitation are most likely to contribute to public safety. While Canada has been focusing on a more punitive approach for a juvenile justice system, Scotland has been using their welfare approach. Scotland’s system is based off of the needs of children and that children who offend are children who are in need of care. Scotland’s care and juvenile justice system has been working for many years and has managed to hold its core principles as set out in the 1964 Kilbrandon…