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If you were a state legislator, and you had the opportunity to rework the juvenile justice system, would it be to the advantage of the taxpayer and the juveniles to split the juvenile courts into two sections? For example, one section would handle status offenders, and one section would handle juvenile delinquents.

  • Address the following in 600–900 words:
    • Would it be to the advantage of the taxpayer and the juveniles to split the juvenile courts into two sections? Explain in detail why or why not.
      • How would the system decide who would go to a juvenile delinquency court and who would go to a status offender court? Explain.
      • Specifically, what would be the advantages? What would be the disadvantages?
      • Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Why or why not?
  • Remember to fully support your arguments with scholarly resources.
  • Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

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Running head: JUVENILE SYSTEM.

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Juvenile System
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JUVENILE SYSTEM

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In many countries, the juvenile justice system plays a major role in ensuring the
individuals who are under age are rehabilitated back to the society. In this case, the juvenile
court systems will offer counsel and guidance to the minors who have acted in a manner that
is against the law (Young, Greer & church, 2017). In the same vein, the juvenile justice
system plays a vital role in ensuring that the welfare of children is catered for.
With that background, there are plans to split the juvenile justice system into two parts.
One will deals with cases of juvenile delinquency while the second part will deal with status
offenders. But when evaluating the trend of the manner in which underage children are
convicted, most of the children who were apprehended with juvenile delinquency are also
status off...


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