Juvenile Justice System Research Paper

List and describe 3 differences between the juvenile and adult justice system.
-Three differences between the juvenile and adult justice system are their distinctions in trial, punishment, and formality. Contrasts in trial concern the fact that adults have the right to a trial by jury, yet this is not the case for juveniles. Under the juvenile justice system, it is a judge alone who ultimately determines the juvenile is guilty or not guilty of committing a delinquent act. Another distinction among the two consists of the form of punishment as in the adult justice system, adults are punished through incarceration as the central aim of this system is to penalize adults. However, in the juvenile justice system, the aim is to rehabilitate rather than to punish as these individuals are often believed to be unaware of the full extent of the consequences of their actions and in need of aid and thus, given parole, probation, or made to serve through other programs such as community service. And lastly, the two differ in formality as the adult justice system contains more formal procedures and regulations when concerning individuals who have committed crimes, yet in the juvenile system, as mentioned on page 379 of our textbook, each case is aimed to be viewed individually

I believe that this is fair as some individuals do mature quicker than others and understand their actions and some do as much damage as they can as they know they will not be punished as severely. That being said, I believe that in these cases juveniles should be treated as adults and I am in favor of such in order for those who believe that they can easily get away with things to be put in their place and perhaps treating more juveniles as adults can allow for them to change due to the realization and fear of being sentenced as