A minor needs more one on one based care due to the fact they are more influential during this stage in their life. In order to reduce the likely hood of a juvenile committing crime during adulthood, law makers need to ensure that the minor not only learns their lesson but has a positive experience as well. By providing this positive experience the juvenile is more apt to continuing the same pattern. In closing; while adults receive a hearing while be tried for crime, a juvenile should be able receive the same
juveniles act on emotions or wants, without thinking their actions through completely. Oftentimes, juveniles are being influenced by an adult in their life. Courts and judges should look at who made the juvenile the way they are, and the living environment that the juvenile is from. It should not be fair that a 17 year old should be treated differently then an 18 year old, if they are a repeat offender. No matter the crime or the brutality of the crime, they should still know that wont be okay in the real world so why not be made aware from an early
Some crime are committed that society want to see the juvenile be locked up and the key to be thrown away. This mentality makes rehabilitation programs hard to be supported and punishment seem almost manditory. The fact is that juveniles need the second chance because an adult life is much longer than an adolesent life and adolesents make mistakes out of emotion not logic. When a juvenile commits a crime and experiences no remorse there are big issues that juvenile is dealing with hat a juvenile should not have to deal with at that age. Once an adult the justice system should hold the offender responsible for his or her actions and punishment should be
The extent to which our legal system is able to adequately provide this is at times, questionable. Arrest and detention, as well as a lack of crime prevention strategies, foster criminogenic behavior, or, future criminal activity. However, diversionary schemes and court proceedings are examples of successful programs, incorporating actions that encourage the rehabilitation of juveniles. This consequently establishes a moderately effective juvenile justice system. It is widely accepted that childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood are pivotal development stages in regards to human behavior.
Two Models/Criminal Process Ashley Lawrence CJA/364 June 8,2013 Mathew Taylor Two Models/Criminal Process Two models within the criminal justice system play very important roles. One may say that within the political world the two models may even conflict with each other. Crime control model may be more liberal focusing on society and crime, which as for due process is to focus more on a fair opportunity for the one that is accused and many see it as conservative. The 4th, 5th, 6th, and fourteenth amendment all play important roles within the due process model, and the criminal justice system, to make sure everyone is given a fare trial. Due process occurs when fare treatment is given throughout the judicial system.
Criminal defendant has other rights in the court such as the right to: Right to remain silent The 5th Amendment states that the defendant can’t compel in any criminal case for a witness to be against him or herself. So what this means is that once the criminal defendant is arrested he or she chooses to remain silent and so then the prosecutor cannot call the witness on the stand since they applied to remain silent. Right to confront the witnesses The 6th Amendment states that the confrontation clause provides the defendant the right to be confronted by the witness against him or her. This can also give the defendant the right to cross examine the witness and the right to require the witness to come to court. Right to a public Trial The 6th Amendment can guarantee public trial’s in the criminal cases.
In most juvenile homicide cases, they are automatically put into the adult justice system for committing the adult-like crime. Some of these children are receiving punishments such as life in prison, even life in prison without parole. Although, the kids may have committed the “adult” crime it is unethical for youths to be tried as adults. Youths should not be tried as adults because they are too young to understand the adult criminal court and could receive cruelty from the state penitentiaries. Also, instead of sending the juveniles
Nevertheless, when the wholesale transfer to criminal court of various classes of juvenile offenders that are defined solely by the charged offense starts to become the rule rather than the exception, we need to stop and take stock of what we are doing. I say this because this represents a fundamental challenge to the developmental premise on which the juvenile court was founded that adolescents and adults are different in ways that warrant their differential treatment under the law. Even though juveniles have different psychological thoughts they should still be trialed as adults because they are considered delinquents and I believe if they commit the crimes they should be trialed as any other adult would be. Juveniles sometimes
It is done in this manner to protect the minor and to protect the public from criminal activity. The juvenile courts are focused on rehabilitation and helping the minor. Criminal courts are used to punish the adult and ensure justice is served. In juvenile court, the state represents the minor and in adult court, the state is trying to prove the adult is guilty of committing the crime he or she is being accused of. Minors in juvenile court are not entitled to trial with a jury of peers as adults are.
The legal term juvenile delinquent was generated so that young offenders could steer clear of the humiliation of being labeled in officially authorized court documents as criminals. In the United States, all states have separate systems for dealing with juvenile and adult criminals. A juvenile delinquent is a minor that is usually under the age of 18, who have committed an offense in states which have confirmed by law that a minor does not encompass responsibility and therefore may not be punished as an adult. Though, the legislatures of a number of states have decreased the age of unlawful accountability for severe crimes or for persistent habitual offenders to as low