The justice system is extremely different for juveniles and adults. Different rules apply to adults that don’t for juveniles. Minorities in the justice system aren’t treated the same as adults in the justice system. They do have some similarities such as the right to an attorney, the right to cross examine and confront the witnesses against you, and the right not to incriminate yourself. However, they still have their ways they treat adults and ways they treat juveniles.
When an adult commits a crime the criminal justice system is set on punishing them. While if a young offender commits a crime the criminal justice system understands the needs of these offenders and wants to find a way to deal with them in a way that will protect their best interests. Adults are given punishments depending on the type of the crime committed. A few of these punishments would be incapacitation, deterrence, retribution, rehabilitation and restoration. When a minor commits a crime the juvenile system is designed to rehabilitate young offenders and protect them from harm. When a juvenile is arrested they can make a record of the arrest and let them go home, send them to an agency that will provide shelter and care along with counseling them, have them come back to the police station
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Juveniles are tried in an adjudication hearing instead of a public trial with a jury. The judge determines if the minor is delinquent and from there the court decides the next course of action. However, many alternative sentences are used to keep juveniles out of jail where adults are usually put in jail awaiting trial or sentencing and then go to prison after they’ve gone through the long process of trial. The way it is possible for a minor to get off easy is because of the admission of evidence it is much more lenient in the juvenile court system. For adults that isn’t the case at all, it is a much stricter process and a long