Juvenile and Adult Courts

Running Head : JUVENILE AND ADULT COURTS

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Introduction

Juvenile criminal justice system is quite different from the adult criminal justice system . The differences in the two systems reflect the differences existing between juveniles and adults . While a crime is a crime , the criminal justice system must take into consideration that unlike adults , juveniles have different needs and aspirations that have to be taken into consideration . For example although the criminal justice system is bound to punish the offender , there are special interest like

education and integration with the community that have to be taken into consideration . In to take care of these juveniles interests , there has to be a different between the juvenile system and the adult court system

In this we are going to review different ways in which juvenile court system differs from the adult court system . The will also review the social implications of abolishing juvenile criminal justice system

Differences between juvenile and court system

Juvenile court is a special court that is designed to prosecute children and adolescent who have attained the mandatory age of majority . Since 1900 most countries have adopted a juvenile courts system which prosecute crime committed by children and minor in a different way compared to crimes committed by adults (Anderson , 2002 . Juvenile courts system emanate from the belief children should not be held fully responsible for the crimes they commit since they are not fully developed . Since the establishment of the...