Juvenile: Breaking The Law
A Juvenile is referred to as those who are minor and break the law. A minor is a person under the age of 18 and a juvenile is labeled as a person between the ages of 10-18 who has broken a law. However breaking the law as a juvenile is not considered a “crime” as they referred to as “delinquents acts” since they are minors. One thing that distinguishes juveniles from an adult is that a juvenile's court hearing is referred to as an “adjudication” in which they receive a “dispositional hearing” and a sentence which is differs from those of an adults who receive trial by jury. Crimes committed by juveniles are usually referred to as status offense as the majority of juvenile delinquents are non violent offenders. Examples of status offense