JUVENILE CRIME

Juvenile Crime
Dominique Griffin
CJS/200
March 1, 2015
Doug Westly

In this paper, I will be discussing juvenile crime along the edges of the differences between juvenile and adult courts systems, the description of delinquency and status offences and last, but least the variables that correlate with juvenile crimes rates.
The differences for juvenile and adult courts vary. In adult court, the state is continually trying to prove that the adult actually committed the misconduct and adult court’s intention is to chastise. Also, the adult court does not aim to rehabilitate the convict; it aims to make sure that justice is served. Juvenile court on the other hand aims to help or rehabilitate the youth and is worried about the welfare, health and morale of the youth. Juveniles that may not have committed an actual crime, but instead they have been beaten or neglected by their parent(s) and/or keeper, juvenile court would be the court to hear such cases. In these cases, the state represents the juvenile.
Adult court supplies a convict with better Constitutional rights that may not otherwise be accessible with juvenile court. For instance, adults are given the right to be tried by a jury of their rivals or they can be tried by a judge. A juvenile is not given this right in juvenile court. Alternatively, a judge of the juvenile court determines if a juvenile has actually broken the law in their eyes and in what way they are going to be punished if so. To name another difference, juvenile and adult court systems are not the same when it comes to bail. A bail hearing does not occur in the courts for juveniles. If a juvenile wants to leave detention, then it must be proven that the individual is not a danger to society or a fleeing risk, in accordance with the Just Cause Law Collective. In adult court, with a bail hearing, the adult is given the right to put in for a bail or an expense to be paid in order to leave detention.
In adult court when an individual is found to be guilty, that individual is given a sentence that relies on federal or state statutes. For example, a misdemeanor may lead to jail time or probation. A felony is going to lead to an individual going to the penitentiary. Sentencing choices in a juvenile court are referred to as disposition orders. A judge has the ability to sentence a juvenile to do jail time in the big house, be placed under house arrest or accept counseling.
In juvenile and adult courts, the terminology is also different. For example, an individual in adult court is referred to as a defendant and in juvenile court they are referred to as a respondent. The conclusion of a case in an adult court is referred to as a verdict, whereas in juvenile court the conclusion of a case is called adjudication.
Wrongdoing is referred to as delinquency and the name normally refers to juvenile delinquency. This is when an individual is under the age of eighteen and gets entangled in criminal actions like selling drugs, vandalism, stealing etc. Delinquency can be very pricey to communities, nations, states and families as well. Because of this, the government holds a settled investment in the prevention of delinquency along with supplying a big deal of cash to address the core reasons of delinquency.
Status offences are actions which are presumed offenses when done by minors, due to the fact of their age during the time of those actions. To be quick, these offenses are not to be considered unlawful if an adult commits them. For instance, status offenses consists of not abiding by curfew laws, not attending school, consumption and possession of