Description
The Juvenile Justice System and the Adult Justice System both have similarities and differences in the overall handling of offenders. In your learning activity, you identified those processes that are the same for both juveniles and adults or those processes that are different for both juveniles and adults. In this written assignment, you will:
- Select four (4) of the processes identified in the Learning Activity and clearly compare and contrast their treatments in the juvenile and adult courts. (At least one full paragraph per comparison). 1. self incrimination 2. appeals 3. diversion programs 4. plea bargain
- Do you feel there are enough significant differences between the two systems to justify having a separate juvenile system? Justify your rationale. Yes there is enough evidence is my position
there is no page or word limit it just needs to have 4 paragraphs plus intro ans conclusion
Explanation & Answer
Attached. Please let me know if you have any questions or need revisions.
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Justice Systems
Student's Name (first name, middle initial(s), and last name)
Institutional Affiliation
Course Number and Name
Instructor Name
Assignment Due Date
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JUSTICE SYSTEMS
1. First paragraph
a. The United States court system is founded on the English common law structure. The
American court system is divided into two systems: the juvenile system and the adult
criminal system. For the past decade, the crime statistic among individuals in the United
States has significantly increased.
2. Second paragraph
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The Fifth Amendment guarantees adult and juvenile accused during courts proceeding
from testifying against oneself.
✓ The United States constitution defines the freedom against self-incrimination
concerning juvenile and adult justice systems as an individual's right to refuse to
answer any question that may cause danger if answered directly by the accused
person
3. Third paragraph
a. Federal and state courts in the United States allow persons, both juvenile and adult,
accused of various offenses to appeal to a court decision
✓ In both juvenile and adult justice systems, the process of initiating an appeal
include: an individual must hire counsel before appeal; then an individual files
the notice of appeal; preparation of the record of an appeal; writing and
researching for an appeal and inciting the oral argument.
4. Fourth paragraph
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a.
The criminal justice system America offers juvenile and adult offenders diversion
programs that act as a sentence.
✓ Some of these programs that are similar to adult and juvenile justice systems
include community service completion, education programs that target prevention
of future offenses, restorative justice programs, and avoidance of specific
circumstances such as contact with certain people
✓ However, some diversion programs such as employment training and recruitment
support are only subjected to adult justice systems and do not apply to the juvenile
justice system.
5. Fifth paragraph
a. Thus the defendant pleads guilty in return to lesser case charges or dismissal of some
charges. The United States justice system allows both juveniles and adults with serious
offenses an opportunity to negotiate for optional justice
b. In the adult justice system, the plea bargain's ...