Topic > Juvenile Prison Is the Best Way to Reform - 1346

The juvenile system has been around for a long time. The main reason for separating juvenile criminals from adult criminals is quite simple; the justice system believes that minors are less culpable for their irresponsive behavior and could be easily reformed than adult offenders. The crucial role of the justice system is to critically investigate, diagnose and recommend treatments for juveniles rather than accrediting them. However, due to the increasing number of juvenile arrests for crimes committed by people considered minors, the attention paid to a crime involving minors, the ever-decreasing trust in the juvenile system itself, and society's secular roar for a safer place to live , the juvenile justice system has begun to change. There has been a transition from the classic reform focus brought about by the juvenile justice system to a tougher policy that focuses more on public safety and the idea of ​​punishment for juvenile offenders. The tendency is to be more open to "getting tough". principle, which allows a minor to be prosecuted and tried as an adult in a criminal court. The primary reason for allowing this change is public safety and a deterrent against crimes involving juveniles. The arguments include that it is necessary to incapacitate these minors for a certain period of time so that they can realize the seriousness of the crime committed and the adult criminal justice system is the closest way to achieve this goal. Supporters of transferring juveniles to adult court believe that since the same crime was committed, the same act was committed, therefore it is necessary to impose the same harsh punishment. In this way, supporters of this change believe that ... middle of paper ... the care they needed. This cannot in any way be done through the adult courts as this will only make the child's situation even worse. References Candace Zierdt, (1999). The Little Engine That Got to the Wrong Station: Getting Juvenile Justice Back on the Right Track, 33 USFL Rev. 401, 405. Janet Ainsworth, (1995). Juvenile Justice in a Unified Court: Response to Critics of Juvenile Court Abolition, 36 BCL Rev. 927, 933–34. Donna Bishop, (2000). “Juvenile Offenders in the Adult Criminal Justice System,” 27 Crime and Justice 81.Abbe Smith, (1995). They Dream of Growing Old: On Kids & Crime, 36 BCL Rev. 953, 1009–10. Bishop, Donna and Frazier, Charles, et al., (1996). “The transfer of minors to criminal court: does it make a difference?” 42(2) Crime and delinquency 171 (1996)