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juvenile justice system
Title: juvenile justice system
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 877 | Pages: 3.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
juvenile justice system
As late as the nineteenth century, crimes committed by juveniles were
handled in the adult courts. By the late 1800's, reforms in this area began,
resulting in a separation of juvenile and adult courts. The state of Illinois
established the first juvenile court in 1899. Before 1899, children would go
to trial as adults and could get adult punishments such as long prison terms,
severe corporal punishment and sometimes even the death penalty (Hartford
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…showed last 75 words of 877 total…Keep juveniles separate from adults.
3. Eliminate the sharing of staff between the juvenile and adult system.
4. Establish maximun security juvenile prisons.
5. Link the juvenile justice system with violence in the home.
The country is fortunate that Senator Biden is bringing this issue to the forefront at this time. Juvenile crime continues to be a huge problem in the U.S. and the more resources we get, the easier it will be to combat this
problem.
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