CRIMINAL JUSTICE

December 3, 2019

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

crju 231 week 7 written assignment

Written Assignment 3

Compare and contrast the juvenile and adult justice systems. Are there some instances when a juvenile should be treated by the system as an adult? Why or why not?

Please answer in a paper of 5-6 pages, double-spaced, no larger than 12 point font. You should incorporate outside sources, our textbook, and Scripture, if appropriate in your paper. Please document all of your sources in APA format. Please refer to the grading rubric in the resources area.

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According to Kolivoski, Goodkind, & Shook, (2017), engagements of young people usually between the ages of 10 to 17 years into criminal activities are known as juvenile delinquency. It also refers to those children that demonstrate mischievousness or disobedience persistently to the extent that they are regarded as out of parental control and thus subject to legal action by a court of law (Krisberg, 2018). On the other hand, the adult justice system is the trial of the lawbreakers who have already attained the age of 18 years and above. Apprehending of the juveniles has become a common phenomenon in pre-modern society. In the past four years, there have been at least 6, 318 arrests in every 100, 000 youths between age 10 to 17. In 2010, the US handled about 1.5 Million delinquency cases involving juveniles charged with illegal activities. Studies indicate that…
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