Criminal justice

Criminal justice

A lot of research, said the main differences in the degree of participation of young people from minority groups, particularly black youth compared to white youth in the juvenile justice system. The presence of disproportionate racial representation in the juvenile justice system raises questions about fundamental fairness and equality of treatment of these young people by police officers, judges and other personnel associated with the juvenile justice system. Also, what happens to young people in their dealings with the juvenile justice system may have significant implications for future developments on this issue in the future. This report is intended to unite the various areas of research and scientific discourse in an attempt to highlight some key issues and move forward in the area, offering a useful way to think about race, delinquency, and juvenile justice systems and in the future.

There is considerable confusion and variation in the meaning of the term used to describe and to explore racial disparities in the juvenile justice system. This confusion contributed to the tendency to attribute all racial disparities in juvenile justice outcomes prejudice and bigotry. It is therefore important to define the terms used in this report. Inequality and disproportionately in situations in which minority group members, either within or over represented relative to their proportion in the population. There was not a unanimous decision and determined on the causes of inequality. They are related to differences in actual behavior, or decision-making within the juvenile justice system, including the legal and extralegal factors.

Teens should not be charged as adults because they do not know and understand their rights and human rights, "said Pincham.

Justice Stephen White, of Pennsylvania, said: "I do not believe, 7 - or 8-year-old has the capacity to understand the nature and severity of their crimes. ...