2. JUVENILE JUSTICE

3. WARM UP:
Today, juvenile courts generally handle three groups of juveniles: delinquent offenders, status offenders, and neglected and abused children.
In your own words, try to define:
Delinquent offender
Status offender

4. WARM UP: Delinquent offender Status offender
Youths who have committed acts that would be crimes if committed by adults
Murder, larceny, arson, etc
Status offender
Youths who have committed acts that would not be crimes if committed by adults
Breaking curfew, skipping school, underage drinking

5. JUVENILE JUSTICE
Why are juveniles (people under the age of 18, usually) treated differently than adults in a criminal law system?
Think of the purposes of punishment – which one do you think juvenile centers focus on the most?
Think of the purposes of punishment -

6. JUVENILE JUSTICE
Why might juveniles get tried as adults in some cases?
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7. JUVENILE JUSTICE
Depending on the crime, sometimes juveniles are tried in adult courts (and can therefore receive adult sentences)
Depends on:
Age
Seriousness of the offense
Past offenses
Possibility of rehabilitation being successful
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8. HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS
As we watch the video, fill out the following in your notes
ARGUMENTS THAT RONNIE SHOULD BE TRIED AS A JUVENILE
ARGUMENTS THAT RONNIE SHOULD BE TRIED AS AN ADULT

9. REALITY CHECK First things first: summarize it
Can police question the boy in the absence of a parent?
Can the boy send his mom out of the room like that?

10. HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS
Should the boy remain in the juvenile justice system, or should he be tried in the criminal (adult) system?
What would he (probably) be charged with?

11. ADULT V. JUVENILE TERMS Offense Take into custody Petition Denial
Although the concept is the same, the terms differ from adult courts to juvenile courts.
Juvenile
Adult
Offense
Take into custody
Petition
Denial
Admission
Adjudicatory Hearing
Found Delinquent
Disposition
Detention
Aftercare
Crime
Arrest
File Charges
Not Guilty Plea
Guilty Plea
Trial
Found Guilty
Sentencing
Jail Parole

12. JUVENILE JUSTICE - CLOSURE
Out of the four purposes of punishment – retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, and incapacitation – which should juvenile centers focus the MOST on, and why?