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This 3-page paper provides a contrast between the juvenile and criminal justice systems, and determines how effective the juvenile criminal justice system has been. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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the younger criminals could become a "mini" criminal justice system, differing only in the fact that the criminals involved are of different ages. Juvenile offenders, for example, are not subject
to the death penalty, even if they are accused of murder. The belief for this is because it is assumed that the
criminal justice system (being geared toward adults) is used for people who, in theory, are aware of the difference between right and wrong from a moral standpoint. Children, on the
other hand, may not be aware that taking something that doesnt belong to them is considered stealing. Critics of the current juvenile
justice system point out, however, that "justice" might be moot in the system geared toward younger people. Binder (1979) pointed out several years ago that there was a problem with
". . . a philosophical structure that allows as consistent possibilities the institutionalization of a mildly unruly boy for a much longer period than a ruthless murderer" (Binder, 1979, 623).
The rise of the juvenile court, he points out, took place during the 19th century, and was done in response to the
idea that juvenile offenders needed to be handled different from adult offenders; as the goal was to retrain the child toward more acceptable behaviors, rather than punishing the child for
unruliness (Binder, 1979). Basically, when it comes to juvenile court, the emphasis ends up being on the welfare of the child, rather than the pursuit of justice (Binder, 1979). Its
assumed that, unlike adults, children have a more difficult time acknowledging differences between right and wrong and, as a result, need to be treated differently when it comes to aberrant
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