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laws for Juveniles

            A juvenile is usually defined as a minor under a certain age who has committed an act that would be a crime if done by an adult. Juvenile courts are usually handled much differently than an adult case would be. Depending on why the juvenile did the crime, if they have been abused, neglected or mistreated the child can go into governments hands and be in better hands than they were in so that they can be taken care of. The main reason for a juvenile is to rehabilitate so that they do not do it again and can learn form what they have done wrong. It is better than just giving them a long sentence in jail with out helping them to become better. Now many states are setting up stricter standards for the treatment of juvenile offenders. They take less sympathy of the criminal activity on the part of the juvenile . Especially when the offenses are violence or drug related charges. Under some circumstances, many states try a minor over a certain age as an adult in the courts instead of as a minor in a juvenile court. This transfer occurs when the minor has been in serious trouble previously or has committed a violent crime that has caused serious harm to the other person or persons. In a juvenile case the juvenile might be charged with a less punishment than what an adult what get for the some crime and sometimes may depend on the crime. There are many examples that can justify this and a good one would be if a juvenile goes out one day and kills someone. He would not be tried as a juvenile because of how severe the crime was. He was tried as and adult because it is not a minor crime. Most of all the kids that do this are usually charged as adults. But the crime is not murder or something that is really bad then the juvenile would be charged as a minor and not an adult so therefore they would get a lesser sentence.
            


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1. Death Penalty For Juveniles

... the decision might have been different in Roach's case but the it was not feasible to alter the sentence now. Glasser discusses the fact that it is essential for supporters of the death penalty for juveniles to keep historical laws in tact and maintain society's norms. Gov. James Gilmore opposes this approach and states " I just can't understand how Virginia can execute two ... juveniles in one week" (Glasser 3). Glasser concludes that each side is committed to the fact that they have made a humane decision for the public. 7. Hitchens, C. (1999). Bush's Death Watch. Nation, 269 (6), 1-3....

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2. Should Juveniles be Tried As Adults? (yes)

... the United States of America in 1994 passed the Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act which enhanced the ability of prosecutors to convict juveniles as adults. As a result, throughout the United States, nearly every state also passed laws making juveniles more likely to be punished as an adult would (Kelleher 137-141). But the question comes up, when is a juvenile old enough to ... be held legally responsible for their actions? Many juveniles under the age of eighteen have been given life in prison or even the death penalty, but ... receive the same punishment as anybody else who 3 com...

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3. Juveniles And The Law

... go right at home or school, teens try to make themselves happy and sometimes that consists of breaking laws and getting in trouble. A good majority of teenagers smoke pot, so that means they should go to jail for 6 months and learn their lesson. Yes? NO! Do you really think that when teens come ... prison, tent city, probation, counseling, or house arrest. Some judges are nice and want the juvenile to get help, and others think juveniles are horrible people and should be sentenced a year for stealing a lunch-able from 711. Then comes the punishment. The judge, your probation officer, or...

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4. Juveniles and the Death Penalty

... stated: "youth is more than a chronological fact. It is a time of life when a person may be the most susceptible to influence and psychological damage. Our history is replete with laws and judicial recognition that minors, especially in their earlier years, generally are less mature and responsible than adults."" It was not until 1987, in Thompson v. Oklahoma, that the Supreme Court ... the severity of the crime and makes no measurable contribution to the deterrence of crime. Since the series of Supreme Court decisions upholding the use of the death penalty for juveniles, juvenile offend...

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5. Seperation of Laws on Adults and Juveniles

There is a reason why we have the two words adult and juvenile. They separate two different types of people. Both can be considered to be similar but also completely different in some aspects. An adult has enough freedom to do whatever he or she pleases, such as, having the right to live by themselves, go to work, or go wherever they would want to go. Adults also have more knowledge about life, and have had much more experience in life. The youth on the other hand faces problems in his or her life for the very first time, and does not have the experience to help him through it all, but they al...

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6. Juveniles and the Death Penalty

... . The punishment shall fit the crime however, it should also fit the circumstance in which the crime was committed. Sentencing teens to the death penalty is cruel and unreasonable; therefore, juveniles should not be sentenced to the death penalty. Many people don't understand why some teens act out in an impulsive, irrational, or a dangerous way. Teens are different from adults in ... to think before they act, think about future consequences or modify their dangerous or inappropriate behaviors. Most juveniles are unaware of their actions and don't think about the end result of their crim...

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7. When Juveniles Are Charged as Adults

... current criminal justice system that is used in the United States allows juvenile offenders to be convicted, tried and sentenced as adults for certain crimes. The laws need to be reevaluated, and changed, to ensure that the primary focus regarding juveniles is rehabilitation rather than incarceration. The first juvenile courts were established in 1899, and the idea behind creating the juvenile court was ... to substitute treat and care for punishment of delinquent youths (Juvenile Law). The main concerns for the new juvenile courts involved the fact that ... (Lavy). However, the United ...

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8. Juveniles Shouldn't Be In The Adulty System

... system was developed. So why then, nearly a century later, is the American Congress taking a step back and reuniting adults and juveniles in the same prison system. Shouldn't we be learning from the mistakes of the past? Obviously that's not what the Congress thinks ... drug charges should be dealt with in the juvenile or criminal justice system. While 45 states have changed their laws making it far easier for judges to send juveniles into the adult criminal system. Young offenders often come from broken homes; their problems are deeper than stealing ... or drug abuse. Commonly the trou...

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9. Should Juveniles Be Subject To The Death Penalty?

... too high. While these arguments have merit, I have found sufficient evidence to lead me to the following conclusion, that the capital punishment laws should be changed to exclude minors, in all states. The death penalty is the wrong punishment for minors for these reasons: (1) given the fact that the death penalty is in place to serve as a deterrent, there is not sufficient evidence ... 121). The arbitrariness of the sentencing process when dealing with the death penalty and juvenile offenders from state to state, combined with the extensive appeals process, renders the capital punishme...

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10. Teenage Curfew Laws

... decrease during the nighttime curfew hours and increase during the after school hours and before the curfew hours. There are some exceptions to the juvenile curfew laws in Berea. If the juvenile is accompanied by their parent or guardian or a person over twenty-one years who has been given permission by ... juvenile curfew law and even been in the situation of violating one myself I feel that I can truly give an opinion on this topic. I feel that the laws are a good way to give society a small bit of comfort and they have. Yet at the same time I think the authorities should provide a pl...

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  • Grade Level: High School

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