President Mark Soler of the Washington, D.C., Youth Law Center points out that adolescents/children are required by law to be incarcerated separately from adults. However, the overwhelmed juvenile justice system lets the adult criminal justice system handle many youth offenders. This causes numerous negative effects for convicted juveniles. The law recognizes that adolescents/children are less equipped to make important decisions than adults are. Yet the law fails to distinguish between adolescents/children and adults when it comes to spending the rest of their lives in prison for crimes they have committed before their 18th birthday.
The District Attorney’s Office charging these juveniles and taken the rights away from Judges. The fact that we do not have a juvenile justice system, that we have 51 separate juvenile justice systems. People should rethink the fact that children are children and need to be dealt with as so. The New Asylums The New Asylums was even more alarming than five children doing adult time. The mentally ill do not want or ask to be sick.
Plea - Bargaining - In a recent sexual assault case involving the gang rape of two 16-year-old girl, the DPP entered into plea bargaining with the accused. In return for guilty pleas, the DPP agreed not to mention that a knife had been used in the attack. Thus Plea-bargaining can mean accused gets a lighter sentence than deserved. [edit] Accessibility The accessibility of the legal system is dependent on; Cost – legal representation is expensive – (look at legal aid) Time – lengthy trials cost more and increases anxiety (look at delays) Denying the accused the right to freedom if on remand. Damaging the reputation of the accused while the case remains unresolved Allows the influence of media, could affect the outcome of the trial.
Project#1 Summaries Should juveniles, who have been convicted of murder, receive prison sentences of “life without the possibility of parole”? 14 Years Old: Too Young for Life in Prison? Sevil Omer Two teenagers were convicted murderers and sentenced by being put in prison for a long time without possibility of parole. Opponents of harsh sentences debated that those juveniles deserve to be given second chances. The lawyers for the young criminals believed that their immature behaviors were triggered by semi-developed brains.
Juveniles Tried As Adults Dorothy Isaac CRJ 376- Court Systems and Processes April 17, 2014 Abstract When a child kills, does he instantly become an adult? Or does he maintain some trappings of childhood, despite the gravity of his actions? These are the questions plaguing the American legal system today, as the violent acts of juvenile offenders continue to make headlines. Trial as an adult is a situation when a juvenile offender is tried as if he/she were an adult. Where specific protections exist for juvenile offenders such as suppression of an offender's name or picture or a closed courtroom where the proceedings are not made public, these protections may be waived.
They are a few exceptions to this rule, as to when a minor or juvenile maybe charged as an adult. The major difference between juvenile and adult court, is adult court is designed to see if the offender has any criminal responsibility to the crime. Also in adult court, they are tried by a party of their peers and punishment is set forth. Can one really see a minor being tried by their peers? This is the reason why the judge has the major say in juvenile court and proceedings.
Hannah Mr. Elenbaas Advanced Composition 8 January 2014 Should Minors be Tried as Adults? There is much controversy over the issue of whether a child should be tried as an adult if convicted of a violent crime. Minors are starting to watch adults who are doing violent crimes, and they think it might be okay if they do it too. But does this mean we can punish minors like adults? Minors should not be tried as adults because they have not experienced the world like adults have, and they are not competent enough to go through or understand a trial.
Courts are challenged with an array of factors in establishing an effective system of justice for juveniles that holds juveniles accountable as well as prepares them for reintegration into society as productive citizens. Currently the nation is swept with controversy over Juvenile offenders. Of the many components of Juvenile Delinquency; the main issues raised reflects society’s views on Crime Control versus Due Process and how this pertains to juveniles. Are we incarcerating children into a system that does not hold them accountable? My paper will be an analysis of the juvenile justice system, recidivism rates, and how this process affects the outcome of children and administration in the Juvenile Justice System.
Assignment 3: A Problem Exists Kimla Hughes Professor: Erica Ellsworth English 090 – February 10, 2013 Should minors who commit violent crimes be tried as adults? The youth of today do not fully understand the consequences of their actions. They may think that doing bad things or making bad decisions might not lead to prison or jail time. Peer pressure and the environment in which they live can influence their judgments to do right or wrong. Youth that hang around people their age that are making bad choices and not abiding the law will involve in crimes with friends who are doing the same.
Adult and Juvenile Justice 1 ADULT AND JUVENILE JUSTICE ADULT AND JUVENILE JUSTICE LAPREEA TURNER PROFESSOR RAYMOND KEEFAUVER CJ-150 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY KAPLAN UNIVERSITY APRIL 13, 2012 Adult and Juvenile Justice 2 ADULT AND JUVENILE JUSTICE The justice system for adults and juveniles differ in many ways and may vary dependent on the state in which the crime occurred. Juveniles are prosecuted for committing delinquent acts and not for committing crimes. When the acts of a juvenile are serious, they may be considered as a crime and the minor may be tried in an adult court. Juveniles, unlike adults, do not have the right to a public trial by a jury. If a juvenile is charged with a crime, the judge will hear evidence and decide if the juvenile is a delinquent which is called an adjudication hearing.