Juvenile and Adult Courts

Differences between juvenile and adult courts

The two criminal courts have serious punishments for the offenders, but there are variations between the two. In juvenile courts, there are no juries; only one judge is the fact-finder of the trial, while adult courts have juries. In adult court, if the offender is found guilty, he/she is convicted while in juvenile one is adjudicated delinquent. The proceedings in adult courts are open to the public, and they are carried out in the county where the offense was committed. For the juvenile, they are closed, and the trial can be transferred to their county of residence (OpenAthens / Sign in, n.d.).

Have current justice systems changed over the last 25 years?

            Over the past 25 years, the rates of crime have decreased, and the justice systems have changed.  The current justice system is the product of reappraisals and adjustments of practices and policies of the past.  The early justice system didn’t have the structure of police, courts, and corrections, which enforces laws and punish the offenders in society. In the last 25 years, the justice system was biased, unfair, and harsh, but today it has grown into a protective system. The system today focuses on equity fairness and instituting policies that are informed by evidence to achieve a smarter approach towards the criminal justice system (Roth, 2010).

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Has juvenile justice improved in the same amount of time?

The Juvenile justice system has also changed in the past 25 years. It has grown and improved. Earlier, the court processes was informal, and the defendant didn’t have a right to a lawyer. People didn’t know how the juvenile courts operated since the proceedings were closed (Kang, 2017). The early juveniles had a probation system and separate rehabilitation facilities for the minors instead of confining them with adults. Today the proceedings are formal, and minors have a right to an attorney, right to education, and several states have considered having jury for the minors. The juvenile justice system’s aim is still rehabilitation (Kang, 2017).

References

Kang, K. R. (2017). Changes in juvenile justice model and the significance of the juvenile justice system. Korean Juvenile Protection Review, 30(3), 1-33. https://doi.org/10.35930/kjpr.30.3.1

OpenAthens / Sign in [Video]. (n.d.). OpenAthens / Sign in. https://video-alexanderstreet-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/watch/juvenile-offenders

Roth, M. (2010). Crime and Punishment: A History of the Criminal Justice System. Cengage Learning.