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This 5 page paper provides a general overview of the juvenile court system in America. Issues addressed are age parameters as they vary by state, juveniles being tried as adults and discriminatory practices. Teen Court and similar programs are mentioned. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A Source The Juvenile Court System By Anastasia, for - February, 2000
paper properly! The juvenile delinquents of the past seem rather tame when compared to todays generation where it
is not uncommon to find gun toting Middle Schoolers walking the streets. Crimes have become more and more violent, and while some laws allow harsh punishment, and some even
mandate treating a juvenile offender as an adult, the overall system seems to be a revolving door just as is the general system. It was likely hoped, when the idea
of juvenile justice was conceived, that some of these youngsters could be spared a life of crime. They could be rehabilitated if only they were caught early. But more and
more, reality sets in. When children murder children, a line must be drawn. The juvenile justice system needs to alleviate the problems such violence poses in society but is the
juvenile court system capable? The juvenile court system and its operations is a topic all its own. It is simply a complex of court systems throughout the nation which
serves to protect juveniles, while enforcing the law at the same time. In other words, it treats these young criminal with kid gloves, or at least gives them a break
from the harshness of the adult court world. The juvenile court system caters to these miscreants who it hopes to either rehabilitate, punish, or both. While juvenile justice is carried
out throughout America, there is no one particular program suitable for all communities (Briscoe, 1997). In other words, rather than creating a one size fits all program, communities around the
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