Explian why young offenders are treated differently in teh criminal justice system: less maturity - less ability to see the difference between right and wrong - more easily influenced by other people - chance to change how a youth views these bad things, while its too late for adults - gives a chance to preserve the inoccence in that child and gives them anoter chance to become a good person - the circumstances in their lives may have a LARGE affect on the bad choices they have made. What does this mean for
Therefore, the juvenile court was created to handle juvenile delinquents on the foundation of their youth instead of their crimes. However, throughout the 80s and 90s, the nation has motioned for becoming tougher with juveniles charging them as adults. In addition, several states have approved laws making it simpler to try juvenile offenders as adults. For instance, in current years the number
The second point that I am going to talk about is being tried as a juvenile. Being tried as a juvenile is sometimes more effective than if a juvenile is being tried as an adult. According to Jeffrey Fagan, the juvenile court system has the ability to transfer a juvenile delinquent to criminal court, which is also known as adult court. Being tried as a juvenile can result in the delinquent being suspended from school and/or social life, or being sent away in hopes to change the juvenile’s behavior. Fagan quoted, “Treating juveniles as adults is not effective as a means of crime control.” Also, the juvenile court presumes that the reason for some of the crimes committed is because the offenders are immature.
Does Waiving Juveniles to Criminal Court Deter Recidivism November 28, 2012 Does waiving juveniles to criminal court deter recidivism? Violent youth crime has contributed to the perception that something is seriously wrong with our society and legislative system; crime is no longer a man’s game, it’s becoming child’s play. The continued rise in youth crime over the past decades has increased the public’s fear of juvenile offenders. Those who have been victimized call upon our legislators for stronger measures to deal with juveniles who continue to commit crime. Today, all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia allow juveniles to be prosecuted in criminal court.
The article titled “Juvenile Justice” was quite intriguing as I read further and further. It astounded me to learn how young some individuals are when they enact in particular sexual offences, especially in regard to victims even younger than the offender himself. While it is clearly recognized that the brain is not fully mature until the mid-twenties, it is difficult to depict the consequences for such a serious action taken by a premature individual. As sexual offenses continue to surface among children aging from as young as ten years old up to the early twenties, it is argued that convicting them as adults is wrong and in many ways unethical. In order to be prosecuted as an adult, shouldn’t the defendant’s mind be fully mature as an
Generally, the police do not follow the protocol of the juvenile justice system unless it becomes necessary to actually process a juvenile. To saddle the police with yet another set of processes for juveniles would be less than productive as the patrol have so much more work to address. By the same token however we have community policing which does incorporate a level of juvenile justice. Law enforcement agencies implement several strategies when it comes to responding to and preventing crimes. One of the most recent of those many strategies is the community policing philosophy.
Juvenile Delinquency CJS 200 November 4, 2012 Gary Napier There are many differences between juvenile and adult courts. The largest difference is the juvenile justice system makes it a point to rehabilitate instead of punishing juvenile delinquents. However, punishment still must be a part of the juvenile justice system to make sure the juvenile realizes the extent of their crime(s). There are also two different courts for juveniles and adults. Juvenile records are also not accessible as adult records are.
Juveniles should not be tried as adults in any circumstance. Firstly, children do not have fully developed minds, like adults do which deters their ability of problem solving and reasoning. Secondly, it is a proven fact that adult facilities are not efficient punishments and juveniles sent to these are more likely to re-offend quicker. And finally, sending juveniles to adult centers will ruin their life. Speaker number 2 stated, and I quote, “Juveniles are well aware of the actions they make and should be tried as adults for their heinous crimes.” end quote.
Vanessa Rodriguez Ms.Lockhart Research Paper Period 2 December 4, 2012 Juvenile Justice Essay It has been said that trying adolescents as adults is unfair and unjust. The “adolescent-as-child” view contends that adolescents are by nature substantially different from adults, and as such, separate legal rights and standards should be applied to address the differences of each age group. To understand the unfairness for trying teens as adults can be seen in past court cases. Also a kids age and intelligence impacts their defence in court. When a teen is being tried for accused crimes in which they are going to court for are judged in an unfair manner that results in their prison sentences.
The purpose of the classification matrix is to suggest the presumptive sanction(s) for youth entering the juvenile justice system based on the seriousness of the present offense and the risk of continued delinquent behavior. Furthermore because of incomplete information in criminal history, social behavior, attitude behavior indicators, incomplete school data, medical history, and families background along with criminal history, this is assessment cannot properly assess these two juveniles. Additionally, the assessment cannot match the sanction with the level of control necessary to manage the risk, and offer the advantages of the matrix approach for a more accurate measure of recidivism than the use of a risk assessment only (Missouri Juvenile Offender Risk Assessment, 2003). In assessing the current information with an understanding the risk assessment is incomplete and pending further investigations the correctional strategy are assessed