Juvenile Justice Vs. Adult Justice

The Juvenile Justice System was established in 1899 when the first documented court hearing took place in Cook County, Illinois. This type of court system was designed to discipline, treat, and rehabilitate children under the legal age of eighteen, who are caught and/or convicted of committing crimes against society. Since its creation, many have argued for and against having two separate but parallel court systems. This essay will discuss the basic arguments in favor of and in opposition to the retention of the juvenile justice system.

In this paper, I will be discussing both the juvenile and the adult justice systems. There are several differences between the two systems, which may surprise you. I will be discussing many aspects within the justice systems. These include Terminology, Due Process rights, the process of Arrest to Corrections, Juvenile crime compared to Adult crime, age limits and waivers for the adult system and the different community correctional options, which are available to the offenders. The two systems share many of the same terms but not all terms are shared by both systems. In summary, the juvenile justice system and the adult justice system, vary in many ways and are alike in many ways.

In the adult justice system the guilty person would face a trial by a jury. The jury would be given the evidence of the crime, decide if the person is guilty or not, then judge would make the final running. As well at the end of an adult trial a punishment would be handed out such as imprisonment sentence. Where in a juvenile case the judge would decide what form of rehabilitation the child would benefit most from and what would best likely help.

The Juvenile Justice system, since its conception over a century ago, has been one at conflict with itself. Originally conceived as a fatherly entity intervening into the lives of the troubled urban youths, it has since been transformed into a rigid and adversarial arena restrained by the demands of personal liberty and due process. The nature of a juvenile's experience within the juvenile justice system has come almost full circle from being treated as an adult, then as an unaccountable child, now almost as an adult once more.

Originally thinking that juvenile courts were exactly the same as an adult court, only with a different title. It wasn't until going through the Juvenile Justice unit, in the street law textbook, that I realized my thoughts were completely false, for the most part. I learned that the justice system I thought to be true, was at one point true. Children were given the exact treatment as adults, until 1899. The first juvenile court was established as a response to reformers arguing that the cause of delinquent behavior was the fault of parents failing to teach their children proper morals and respect. I had no idea the reason for juvenile courts was because of upset people wanting a solution. It was also a surprise to me that youths can be given just as harsh punishments as adults are given, in the form of of juvenile waivers, statutory exclusion, and a direct file. Getting trialed in an adult court as a youth is reserved for those who are particularly violent in their crimes, and behavior. I learned there was much thought put into giving troubled youths the fairest legal support and trials, with the implication of the Gault Decision in 1966 giving juveniles the same rights as adults, and In Re Winship, meaning juveniles must be found delinquent beyond a reasonable doubt, the same as an adult. I agree with charging youths as adults, in some instances, for the safety of the public and themselves.

My thesis demonstrates a mastery of the criminal justice concentration because this paper will outline the history of the juvenile system and compare it today's system in an effort to evaluate the current state of the juvenile justice system. The purpose of this project is to inform my readers of the importance of the juvenile justice system and how the many changes over the decades have improved the resources

For the juvenile court system is less than an adult court. The judge decides if the child will be tried as an adult do to the crime. Adult prison is a lot different. If the child is placed in prison, they may not be able to cope well in a correctional facility. Some teen or children cannot manage the challenges. They fall into depression because they feel like is no hope. This puts them a risk to do anything negative to themselves or others. Being in prison for a long time, they may pick up even worse behavior. One crime committed and now people think they are going to do it again. The crimes commit are serious and because of them, people think they should be in prison to reduce the crimes. To punishment or teach the child or teen to learn but it a serious way. People to not get the life the child will have when they are tried as an adult and in the

Juveniles should be considered as adults at courts because they need to learn from their mistakes, they are old enough to know what they do, and they have to be considered as adults on how bad the crime was at court. Juveniles should be considered as adults so they can learn about what they did wrong.

In the last 42 years little to no changes have been made to correct the standards that govern punitive measures towards juvenile delinquency. Today juvenile law is governed by state and many states have enacted a juvenile code. However, in numerous cases, juveniles are transferred to adult court when juvenile courts waive or relinquish jurisdiction. Adolescents should not be tried in the adult court system or sentenced to adult penitentiary's on account of: teen brains are not mature which causes a lack of understanding towards the system, incarceration in an adult facility increases juvenile crime, and children that are sentenced to adult prison are vulnerable to abuse and rape.

The Juvenile court and the adult criminal court system are very different. They have different punishments as well as different goals for the people who are there. The primary goal for juvenile court is to get the kids to be rehabilitated. Rehabilitation is when you change and become a better person, being rehabilitated means your record will be erased, therefore you can get jobs when

The juvenile justice system in America has been suffered several stages and changes in the process of administration of justice to juvenile offender, today as result of this changes exist an application of the law to the juvenile offender with individual justice and an adequate rehabilitation that is fundamental to the system (DC: National Juvenile Red de justice, 2012)

The juvenile justice system is important because, it helps to rehabilitation the juvenile. Each juvenile has committed many different crimes and the system recognize that children who commit crimes are different from adults. The juvenile system has increased with inmates because the juvenile crime has increased since 1899. There have been a number of changes in the recent years. Since, the juvenile, has access education for the youth as well as developing appropriate treatment needed to treat each individual. The courts have created a probation system and used a separate service-delivery system to provide minors with supervision. In the 1990’s states adopted “get tough” policies for crime. This action caused concerns with the youth department.

Utilizing the research from reliable sources this paper reflects understanding of what a “juvenile” really is, the history behind the system, how the Juvenile Justice System (JJS) operates, and the steps: Intake, detention, formal hearing (adjudicatory and dispositional), and sentencing. Also identified, is the history and what GJJS is about, the key issues the system is facing: budget cuts, over crowding, meeting educational requirements, ways we could reform through boot camps, make certain facilities to cope with a targeted crime prevention/ management. The system’s employees should try and boost the positive side of the juveniles to make them see that they have the potential to be good.

The Juvenile System has been around for a long time. The primary reason behind separating Juvenile from adult criminals is quite simple; the judicial system believes that the children are less culpable for their irresponsive behavior and they could easily be reformed as compared to adult offenders. The crucial role of the judicial system is to critically investigate, diagnose, and recommend treatments for the Juveniles rather than accrediting them. However, because of the increasing number of juvenile arrest for crimes committed by persons considered as a child, the attention that the given to a crime involving juveniles, the decreasing trust to the juvenile system itself and the lauder roar of the society for a safer place to live in,

The nation’s first juvenile court was established in 1899 as a part of the Juvenile Court Act. It was founded on three principles: juveniles are not ready to be held accountable for their actions, are not yet fully developed, and can rehabilitate easier than adults. In all but three states, anyone charged with committing a criminal act before his or her eighteenth birthday is considered a juvenile offender. Now more than ever, states and countries have begun to question the reliability of the juvenile court. Some believe the juvenile court system should be abolished because of its insufficient gain to the community. Others believe children are not fully capable to understand the degree of their actions and the consequences that come from them and believe that juvenile courts are a necessity in the court system.