Serious violent juveniles should be removed from their homes and institutionalized. This is a get tough strategy that may acquire the attention of the juveniles and cause them to want to make a change in their lives. There are proposals being made about serious violent juveniles and the best solution on how to deal with them. Youth detention centers are being used across the United States to house juveniles who are serious violent juveniles and need extra attention. Youth detention centers are facilities that punish juveniles but they also offer them rehabilitative programs while housed in the facility.
Prior to the development of juvenile courts children were treated and housed with adult offenders. Children were even tried
The judge takes many factors into consideration prior to the placement of the youth. The judge must consider the nature of the crime, the juvenile's past criminal history, the juvenile's mental condition and if he or she will attend a treatment program. The judge also considers if the juvenile was difficult to locate and arrest, whether the juvenile is a danger to anyone, and if his or her parent or guardian is willing to take him or her home for his or her care and supervision (Juvenile Justice Bulletin, October 1998). The Thomas O'Farrell Youth Center (TOYC) is an unlocked, staff-secure, residential juvenile program located in Woodstock, Maryland. This program is for male juveniles ages 13-18.
The child committed a serious crime, and needs to be treated as an adult up to a point. He should be sent to prison but not the same type of prison that an adult is sent to. (Sep 1994). Should a child who rapes, murders or commits armed assault automatically be tried as an adult? Yes but then they need to be placed in a juvenile prison and then if the crime fits, to an adult prison when they reach the age of 18.
After the officers have the information they need “evidence is collected, if possible.” If the suspect is still on the scene they are arrested and brought to booking. (Schmalleger, 2009) During the arrest the suspect is read their Miranda Rights before they are questioned or took into custody. “If the suspect is caught in the act the officer can
These rights include the right to counsel, the right to notice of the charges against them, the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, and the right against self-incrimination. Similar to adult offenders, juveniles have a right to know and understand why they are being arrested, the right to be silent, and the right to an attorney. Not unlike adult offenders, a juvenile defendant should be able to make a phone call after arrest, have a right to a reasonable bond amount, and the right to be presented in court . At the time of the arrest. The officer has the liability of explaining a juvenile’s rights in a language that is intelligible to a juvenile.
They can release the minor with a verbal warning, issue citation and have the minor or the parents sign a promise to appear in front of a probation officer at the juvenile center or they may transport the minor to a juvenile intake center. Once at a juvenile intake center, they will meet with an intake officer. An intake officer is an individual who receives, reviews, and processes incidents in which a minor has committed an offense. After review, the intake officer can recommend either handling the case informally or scheduling the case for a hearing in juvenile court. In many situations, the intake officer provides recommendations to the juvenile judge as to the form of reprimand the offender should receive.
Most cases are referred by law enforcement but some cases can also be refereed by the school, parents, social services, and victims. When the case is referred to the juvenile court typically an intake officer or in some states a prosecutor will determine whether the case goes further, is dismissed, is diverted to a program or is filed as an adult offense. If the intake officer determines that the case must be sent to the juvenile court it must be submitted as a petition, in which the case is now to be handled by the court. If the case progresses an adjudication hearing will be held which is much like an adult hearing. Once a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, the judge then choses a disposition which usually is probation but there are other options such as juvenile halls, boot camps, group homes, youth correctional facilities and so on.
Juveniles and the Justice System: -many offenders that are arrested are juveniles(person defined being under the age 18-minor) -juvenile deliquency(defined as behavior by a juvenile in violation of the juvenile or criminal codes) origins of juvenile crime: back even before the 19th century there has been juvenile offenders...young adolescents being disobedient..people who wanted to save the youth from becoming hardened adult criminals are called child savers...to help save them through intervention. the New York House of Refuge which opened in 1825 was one of the earliest places designed and provided to save children from commiting crimes. Creation of the Juvenile System: the 1st juvenile court in the US was established in Cook county(Chicago
Juvenile rights seem to change from state to state, due to the laws that each state has, which are implemented by the legislations and rules that are set. The focal point is to rehabilitate these young people oppose to integrating them into prisons or jails, whereas this could stop them from being taking through the system at such a early age. When a juvenile has entered into the juvenile justice system they are processed through intake adjudication, disposition and post-adjudications. The purpose of the intake process is to decide what would be the proper location for the juvenile, such as programs to divert the juvenile of dismiss informally, either one is effective the youth can be petition to juvenile court. The adjudication process is less reserved than the adults hearings, however the juvenile have limited rights than the adults offenders in the judicial process.