Long Prison Sentence

This seems to be the whole fuss in the criminal justice system when juveniles commit an adult crime. Do they get off and get sent to Juvie? Or are they tried as an adult? How serious was the crime? Did they know what they were doing or how bad the consequences will be? In order to be charged as an adult for a serious crime, I think, they would have to fully understand what they did. They might not have understood fully, or at all, what the consequences of their crime was, but they knew what they were doing. In the 1st line of this article, Juvenile Justice in the U.S. Facts for Policymakers, it says: “Recent research shows that the human brain continues to develop through-out adolescence, with the prefrontal cortex - the section of the brain

If a guilty plea is entered or the young person is found guilty of a crime, the following penalties may be imposed:

Longer prison sentences along with stronger gun and drug laws can be traced back to the lobbying of private prison corporations. Private prisons only house inmates who are considered to be low risk. To be considered low risk inmates’ crimes either had to be non-violent or they have had to display exceptional behavior over the time of their sentence. The largest private prison corporation is Corrections Corporation of America known as CCA. CCA has spent $17.4 million on lobbying in the past 10 years as well as an additional $1.9 million in political contributions in that last 9 years. (Lee, 2012) Senate Bill 1070 in Arizona, which requires police to determine the immigration status of a person who is lawfully stopped if there is a reason

The situation whereby a juvenile offender is tried as though they were an adult is known as a trial as an adult. It was actuated in the 1990s after a high number of reported brutal adolescent offenses (Gainsborough & Young, 2000). Many of the young teenagers were reassigned from juvenile to criminal courts to answer to their charges. This action is questionable, because of concerns about the contrast between the mental and moral abilities of adolescents versus grown-ups and the simplicity with which adolescent cases can be reassigned. Supporters of the dissolution of the juvenile court, on the other hand, contend that indicting minor wrongdoers in criminal court offers better assurance to society and considers minors in charge of their doing.

The youth will enter a plea agreement. Normally a plea agreement depends solely on the juvenile’s willingness to follow the set out conditions. Such as a part of the plea agreement could be that the juvenile could have to obey curfews, pay the victim for damages or attend counseling. If there is not plea agreement then the judge could divert the case, which means, the judge keeps jurisdiction over the case while the child goes through a recommended program like, counseling or community service. If the child doesn’t complete the program the court could bring back formal charges. If the case is severe then the case will go to trial, in a juvenile case it is call an adjudicatory hearing. Just like an adult criminal trial, both sides will present their evidence and argue the case. Most states the cases are only heard by a judge not by a jury. If the judge determines the youth is delinquent or guilt, then a probation officer will evaluate the child. The judge will then decide the best course of punishment or rehabilitation, including, counseling, locked up in a juvenile detention facility, pay back the victim or probation. The judge could also order the child to return to court periodically to see if the child’s behavior is

Teenager who commit horrific crimes should be given life sentences without parole. Whether a crime was committed by a ‘child’ or an adult, families are still affected and lives are still lost.

Lastly, the age issue could have to do with physical abilities. Generally, the younger you are, the better chance you have or getting away with your crime. If you are have speed and agility, your chances or not getting caught are increased. As you get older, your physicality slowly deteriorates, which could explain why majority of crimes are committed by young

Are young offenders truly capable of understanding the consequences that their actions might cause? Sometimes the crimes that juveniles commit are horrendous, but does that mean they are no longer a child anymore? There are ways to investigate a child mental development. However, we must ask questions like how is the child raise? Who are their guardians? Is there any structure in their home? Is there any neglect and abuse? These questions can help us understand the history and upbringing to configure the state of mind of the child. When these question are answered we find out majority of the young offenders come from dysfunctional families, where there is no type of structure in their home. However, juvenile offenders should not be tried as adults because they have not fully matured and such as they will suffer physical and psychological damage.

The primary aim of the criminal justice system in dealing with young offenders is the emphasis placed on rehabilitation the offender to become a functioning, law-abiding member of society. This is achieved through differentiating children and young offenders with the rest of society. Through the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), Young Offenders Act 1997 (NSW), Children’s Court Act 1987 (NSW), this is achieved. The Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act recognises inherent differences in maturity and responsibility between adults and children, affording greater protections to effectively respond to the vulnerabilities of children.

However, he has a rough background and no family. The consequences for Trevor’s actions would be very different depending on his age. If he was within the age group of 12-17, he would be charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, but if he was 18 or over, he would be charged under the Criminal Code of Canada. Since both of the acts have different age ranges, the

To the degree that flexibility is likely, moving adolescents into a criminal equity framework that blocks a rehabilitative reaction may not be extremely sensible open approach. Be that as it may, to the degree that young people's agreeability is restricted; their exchange to the grown-up framework is less troubling. At long last, pre-adulthood is a developmental period amid which various formative directions turn out to be solidly settled and progressively hard to adjust. Numerous juvenile encounters have a huge combined sway. Awful choices or inadequately figured approaches relating to adolescent crimes may have unexpected and hurtful results that are difficult to fix. It is not out of the question to ask whether or for what valid reason

As more minors are committing violent crimes, the question of whether they should be tried as adults has arisen. Children as young as 13 or 14 are committing violent crimes such as murder, rape, and armed robbery. Some of these children are being tried as adults while others are being tried as juveniles and receiving milder punishments. A juvenile offender may receive a few years in a juvenile detention facility and possibly probation following his release at age eighteen. An adult committing the same violent crime will receive a much harsher penalty, often years in jail, possibly a life sentence, with little or no chance of parole. The only difference between the two offenders is the age at which they committed the crime. Juveniles over

Determinate Sentence is a jail or prison sentence that you cannot change its definite. But offenders are allowed to be released after they have served their time. Determinate sentences were almost exclusively used throughout the eighteenth century and it was believed that judges were the best people to determine the amount of time needed to punish the offender and to deter them from further crimes. Judges were granted the power to determine sentencing also took much discretion away from the judges.

There are many controversial issues that challenge our society in contemporary times, but one that raises much debate is youth offenders and if they should be dealt with in the same way as adult offenders. In modern times people are no longer surprised when children commit crimes but rather than basing our judgement around personalised review of circumstances, offence committed, mental, social and intellectual factors we automatically believe that they are deviant and not likely to change. In this essay I argue that unless the juvenile poses a genuine threat to the safety of other juveniles, the severity of their offence

First off, today many of the juvenile’s committing crimes today are not old enough to fully understand what they did was wrong. They do not know right from wrong and have an underdeveloped sense of responsibility. A child can feel many ways that cause an outburst in their behavior such as peer pressure, feeling scared, melancholy and unaware of how to act in the real world. There can be many situations going on in an adolescent’s life that has slowly affected him or her and caused him or her to commit a crime. A minor is not mature enough and might act out amongst others to get attention. Getting in trouble in class, stealing, doing drugs, having a bad