History of Criminal Justice System: Differences between Juvenile and Adult Systems Criminal Justice Systems‚ CJA302‚ Module IV – Case Assignment Dr. Gregory Herbert March 8‚ 2009 History of Criminal Justice System: Differences between Juvenile and Adult Systems When we talk about a juvenile being considered an adult for the purpose of administering justice‚ there are a multitude of factors that need and should be taken into consideration. First‚ is the age of the juvenile. Secondly‚ it depends
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Similarities and Differences in Juvenile and Adult Justice Systems When a juvenile is arrested and charged with committing a crime there are many different factors that will come in to play during the course of his arrest‚ trial‚ conviction‚ sentencing‚ and rehabilitation process. In the past we tried all criminals as adults. There was no distinction made between adult and child. Over the years we have come to realize the need to separate these two groups‚ as they are two distinctly different
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2 There are many similarities and differences between the adult and juvenile justice systems. Siegel and Welsh‚ (2008 p. 272)‚ states that‚ “the components of the adult and the juvenile criminal processes are similar‚ but the juvenile system has a separate organizational structure.” There are more differences than there are similarities‚ but only because the juvenile system is there to rehabilitate the child and not punish them. The adult system is aimed at “punishing the guilty”‚ (Siegel
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Running Head: JUVENILE V. CRIMINAL 1 Juvenile Justice System V. Criminal Justice System Ronda Cauchon CJ150-01 Professor Abreu Kaplan University October 9‚ 2012 JUVENILE V CRIMINAL 2 Juvenile Justice System V. Criminal Justice System In the earliest of times‚ juvenile offenders were treated the
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1. Describe the different models/eras of the Juvenile Justice System and which model to you agree with and why? The Juvenile Justice System has been marked by many shifts in thinking concerning how to treat juveniles. Before the twentieth century‚ Juveniles were considered property and were treated the same as adults in the criminal justice system. The move away from viewing children just as property to viewing them as those in need of protection happened during Europe’s Renaissance period. The
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The Juvenile Criminal Justice System and Adult court system have many simalities and differences. While the Juvenile Justice system is more concerned with rehabilitation of the Juvenile so he wont contine with more crime when he become an adult ‚ the adult court sytem is looking look to punish the adults with more harsh time‚ and consequences. They share similarlites such as procedural safeguards to protect their rights and also they both have the right to councel to help defend they self. Even though
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two parallel systems that deal with individuals that commit crimes and or offenses against society. First we have the criminal justice system‚ a court which deals with adults who commit various crimes. Secondly‚ we have the juvenile justice system‚ a court designed especially for minors and is generally thought to help rehabilitate the offender. The salient difference between these two systems‚ as Mitcheal Ritter puts it‚ “is the use of distinct terminology to refer to their similar procedures. State
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Juvenile Justice and Process and Corrections Crystal Rick Juvenile Justice July 7‚ 2014 Debra Nadeau The juvenile justice process is a long process‚ and it is build on the principle of rehabilitation. This paper will go through the process of the juvenile justice system and discuss the case within the juvenile justice system. A case within the juvenile justice system would be the case of 17 year old Xander L. Before we can discuss the case about Xander L. it is important to discuss the
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Running head: JUVENILE JUSTICE 1 Juvenile Justice Valarie Murphy-Taylor CRJ 301 Timothy Koester February 18‚ 2013 JUSTICE 2 Juvenile justice was created in the late 1800’s as reform to U.S. policies with regards to youth offenders. Over time‚ through various amendments directed at protecting both the due process rights of youth‚ and creating an averse effect in relation to jail among youth offenders‚ juvenile justice created a system similar to that
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Is juvenile justices right or wrong? Edwin Desamour was driving with his 3-year-old son in their Philadelphia neighborhood when the little boy looked up and said‚ “Daddy‚ look at the moon! I want to go there‚” so his father did what many parents would: he bought his son books on science and space and encouraged him to believe that his dreams can come true. Edwin’s son has been blessed with a vastly different childhood than Edwin had. Edwin grew up poor in a violent neighborhood in Philadelphia
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