In Juvenile Justice What Should the Major Goal of Punishment be?

Running Head : THE GOAL OF JUVENILE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM SHOULD BE TO DETER

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Introduction

The United States is a world leader not only in economic and military power but also in the rate of incarceration . With more than 2 .3 million people incarcerated in American prisons , the United States faces a major challenge of meeting the ever rising budget . However , it has been shown that the there is a racial disparity in sentencing . More than 60 percent

br of those incarcerated are minorities which raises concerns regarding the impartiality of the criminal justice system

Since 1970s , the country has been experiencing an increased rate of juvenile crimes in almost all states . Even with several modifications made in the criminal justice system , it has become evident that there is still a high rate of recidivism . This raises concerns regarding the conviction and correction of juvenile criminals (Bayer and Pozen , 2005 The two dominant modes of correction are deterrence and Just Desert While deterrence is aimed at punishment and at the same time rehabilitating the youths , Just Desert advocate for the juveniles to spend a lot a good amount of their time in prison which gives the correction officers time to rehabilitate the youths

The aim of juvenile criminal justice system is very controversial . In 1999 , Michigan Circuit Court jury found that 13 years old Nathaniel Abraham was guilty of a second degree murder of Ronie Greene Jr...