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Juvenile justice

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Juvenile justice

Mrs. Ingrim's 15-year old child has committed a serious crime of stealing a car, driving

without a license, and finally crashing the car into a storefront, but it would still be possible to

pardon the boy based the prevailing laws governing juvenile conduct. As an attorney specializing

in juvenile justice, the only way to assist Mrs. Ingram would be to appeal the case as relates to

the number of years that the boy would be sentenced or the number of years he would stay in

prison. This is because the boy is a juvenile despite the fact that the crimes he committed were

very serious and the evidence was quite undeniable (Sierra Leone Justice Sector Development

Programme, 2006). This is because the boy is under 18 years of age and he will have to appear

in the juvenile court and be treated as a juvenile based on the laws governing juvenile

delinquency. The boy is a juvenile delinquent since he has committed an act that would lead to

criminal prosecution if it were committed by an adult (Siegel & Welsh, 2014). Given that

juvenile courts have no authority to order punishment but rather respond to juvenile misfortune

and misconduct through assistance from government agencies or ordering rehabilitative

measures, the boy should not be subjected to a punishment of six years in prison, a minimum of

200 hours of community service and 2 weeks in the county’s boot camp program, since this is

against the law (Siegel & Welsh, 2014). The response of the juvenile court to misconduct should

generally be more lenient compared to the response of the adult court. The juvenile court should

not focus on punishing the boy based on the crime committed but should rather focus on the

child and look for ways of meeting the needs of the child through treatment, rehabilitation, and

supervision (Siegel & Welsh, 2014). The courts are empowered to confine and control juveniles

based on a broad range of circumstances and behaviors.

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The particular main rationales with the juvenile judge program tend to be which junior

tend to be developmentally different from older people which the actions is actually malleable.

Therapy along with therapy, together with neighborhood safeguard, tend to be accepted as

principal along with sensible targets (Shoemaker, 2013). Limitations they fit on community

having access to juvenile documents with the notion which juvenile offenders could be

successfully rehabilitated, and also to avoid the unneeded stigmatization (Shoemaker, 2013).

Judge actions may be discreet to protect comfort. The particular juvenile law program employs

the subconscious casework strategy, considering a detailed evaluation with the youth's history so

as to satisfy his or her wants. The particular juvenile prison confronts the ability to hear, rather

than trial run, which usually comes with the cultural history along with authorized elements

(Shoemaker, 2013). The juvenile prison is actually evaluated "delinquent" as an alternative to

"guilty". With the unique dynamics of the juvenile law program, sentencing ranges might cover

many community-based frameworks along with residential alternatives (Shoemaker, 2013). The

particular disposition is based on the particular people's wrongdoing history as well as the

seriousness of the wrongdoing, along with a major therapy component. The particular disposition

could be a great unspecified time period; the particular judge can easily send the junior to a

certain center or even method until finally it's decided they are rehabilitated, or even until finally

he or she extends to age majority (Shoemaker, 2013). The particular disposition may also

include a restitution part and will become directed at individuals aside from the particular

offender, for instance the parents.

Juvenile Transgression Rules is a subcategory associated with Juvenile Rules. Even

though a sort of criminal legislation, small offense legislation merely relates to under-age

individuals, that are dealt with really diversely in comparison with grownups throughout criminal
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legislation, in addition, will often have their particular courts associated with legislation (Del &

Trulson, 2006). Juvenile courts pick up instances handling young delinquents, incorrigible youth

as well as position offenders, in addition to issues associated with youngster abandonment as

well as misuse (juvenile addiction cases). Most of these courts are thought civil, certainly not

criminal and the small will be recharged using carrying out the overdue act, rather than a offense

(Del & Trulson, 2006). When a judge ascertains a small possesses devoted the overdue act, they

adjudges the young, small to be a ward with the courtroom, and it is granted wide-ranging

foresight while getting rid of the situation. With regard to position offenders, this will include

things like suspension in their licenses, forking over a superb, neighborhood assistance in

addition to ordering advising as well as particular courses (Del & Trulson, 2006). Inside

delinquency instances, the young could be brought to accomplish similar factors and more, for

instance probation, residence confinement, location in a very relative’s residence as well as in a

very creative as well as party residence, and in many cases incarceration.

One of the major differences between the adult and juvenile justice systems relates to

their overall objective. In the case of juvenile justice system, the major objective is to reform and

rehabilitate the juvenile offender so as to resume normally functioning in the society (Burfeind &

Bartusch, 2011). Therefore the focus in this case relates to alternative sentences that would

ensure that the juvenile stays out of jail, and be subjected to parole, probation, and diversionary

programs. Such diversionary programs may include requirement for performing community

service, counseling, and making restitution to the people harmed by the delinquent act of the

minor. These programs sometimes help offenders to be prepared for the future educational

programs. Juvenile justice system is formulated to set underage offenders on some path that will

keep them out of adult prisons and jails (Burfeind & Bartusch, 2011). Juvenile courts are more
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informal compared to adult courts. For example, their rules relating to admissibility of evidence

are more lenient compared to those of adult courts. When a juvenile has been proved delinquent,

the court determines the action to be taken (California & West Group, 1999). This is different

from the adult system based on the purpose of action. The goal of the adult system is to punish

while the goal of the juvenile system is to serve the interest of the minor ands to rehabilitate.

Juveniles do not have the right to be tried in public since it involves the judge hearing the case

and making a rule on whether the child is delinquent or not (California & West Group, 1999).

This is referred to as adjudication hearing. Juveniles do not get prosecuted based on the crimes

committed but rather acts of delinquency. Adult courts focus on punishment since they often

impose a penalty that will ensure that the person does not commit a similar crime in future.
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References

Burfeind, J. W., & Bartusch, D. J. (2011). Juvenile delinquency: An integrated approach.

Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

California., & West Group. (1999). California juvenile laws and rules. St. Paul, Minn.: West

Group.

Del, C. R. V., & Trulson, C. R. (2006). Juvenile justice: The system, process, and law. Belmont,

Calif: Thomson Wadsworth.

Shoemaker, D. J. (2013). Juvenile delinquency.

Siegel, L. J., & Welsh, B. (2014). Juvenile delinquency: The core.

Sierra Leone Justice Sector Development Programme. (2006). A compilation of the juvenile laws

of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Justice Sector Development Programme.