Implications of Juvenile Justice
Implications of Juvenile Courts
Juvenile Justice
Abstract
The Juvenile Justice System was created in the late 1800s to reform U.S. policies regarding youth offenders. “The juvenile court was founded at the turn of this century as a specialized institution for dealing with dependent, neglected, and delinquent minors. Its guiding principle was “parens patrie”, meaning the state or a guardian becomes the parent. A century ago, the focus of the juvenile justice system was on the juvenile offender rather than the offense. The juvenile justice system was created to help rehabilitate and transform youth rather than punish them. Today we are not focusing on helping them, but rather locking them up and not focusing solely on then problem.
The Juvenile Justice System was started over 100 years ago to help try and reform kids who were found guilty of minor crimes. When the major crimes use to be stealing and running away the Juvenile System today is facing more serious crimes such as murder and rape. With the amount of crime and the increase in the population rising juvenile crime will continue to be a problem that we must face daily. When the first juvenile justice system started it was not meant to deal with the seriousness of juvenile crime today. The justice system began to be a place for rehabilitating the offenders, not to keep them locked up forever with no chance of rehabilitation. Juveniles have now started to commit crimes that once only adults would have done. One of the major problems is how the system is the structure of the system and how it is operating. A system that is neither punishing nor rehabilitating is pointless. Violent juvenile crime is increasing at twice the rate of violent crimes committed by adults. If we want to see any chances we must first make changes to the juvenile system. Starting with education, which is the most important aspect of any child’s life. With education some are able to stay focused and others are
Juvenile Justice
Abstract
The Juvenile Justice System was created in the late 1800s to reform U.S. policies regarding youth offenders. “The juvenile court was founded at the turn of this century as a specialized institution for dealing with dependent, neglected, and delinquent minors. Its guiding principle was “parens patrie”, meaning the state or a guardian becomes the parent. A century ago, the focus of the juvenile justice system was on the juvenile offender rather than the offense. The juvenile justice system was created to help rehabilitate and transform youth rather than punish them. Today we are not focusing on helping them, but rather locking them up and not focusing solely on then problem.
The Juvenile Justice System was started over 100 years ago to help try and reform kids who were found guilty of minor crimes. When the major crimes use to be stealing and running away the Juvenile System today is facing more serious crimes such as murder and rape. With the amount of crime and the increase in the population rising juvenile crime will continue to be a problem that we must face daily. When the first juvenile justice system started it was not meant to deal with the seriousness of juvenile crime today. The justice system began to be a place for rehabilitating the offenders, not to keep them locked up forever with no chance of rehabilitation. Juveniles have now started to commit crimes that once only adults would have done. One of the major problems is how the system is the structure of the system and how it is operating. A system that is neither punishing nor rehabilitating is pointless. Violent juvenile crime is increasing at twice the rate of violent crimes committed by adults. If we want to see any chances we must first make changes to the juvenile system. Starting with education, which is the most important aspect of any child’s life. With education some are able to stay focused and others are
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