JUVENILE JUSTICE

The Juvenile Justice in Georgia

Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of “juvenile justice” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “juvenile justice” and its regulation in “Georgia”. The research is aimed to conduct the in-depth analysis about the “juvenile justice system of Georgia” and tries to gauge “the modifications in the system” that were brought by the State. The research also describes “the juvenile welfare programs” initiated by the State and “the budget allocated for the juvenile welfare” in order to minimize the criminal behavior in the adolescents.

Table of Contents

Introduction4

The Juvenile Justice System of Georgia4

The Modifications in the System6

The Juvenile Welfare Programs Initiated by Georgia6

Budget Allocated for Juvenile Welfare8

Conclusion9

References10

The Juvenile Justice in Georgia

Introduction

In 1997, the juvenile courts in Georgia undertook nearly 1.7 million criminal behavior cases of teenagers. This ratio was almost 4 times greater than the criminal cases committed in the year 1960. In the year 1999, law enforcement predicted that nearly 2.5 million adolescents caught for the criminal acts, yet less than half the number of criminal acts carried out by adolescents reported. However, in the brighter aspect of the picture, youngsters involved in thirty percent less aggressive crimes in the year 1998 as compared to the year 1994. Between the years, 1998 and 2007, the figure of brutal, criminal acts committed by youngsters sustained the common descending inclination, although these years observed a fewer theatrical fall.

In historical perspective of the entire twentieth century, the term "prison" includes complex realities to identify. The juvenile prisons are representation is one of the prisons and penitentiaries. The juvenile courts in Georgia used to sentence the convicted or accused with no compassion; however, it was realized that the youth has increased probability to become a good citizen as compared to the adults. Yet, in regard to the age of 18, the prison situation in Georgia covers multiple realities much more difficult to detect. All institutions that represent juvenile justice system are inclined to deteriorate the criminal behavior of the adolescents in order to civilize the accused youth.

The Juvenile Justice System of Georgia

By the year 2008, just 288 of each 100,000 adolescents falling in the age bracket of 10 years to 17 years were taken into police custody for committing cruel deeds, downward from almost 525 per 100,000 offspring in the year 1994. There are distinct differences between The Juvenile Court and the Adult Court system. In the Juvenile system, cases handled differently than in the adult jurisdiction (Champion, Mays, 1991, 105). For example, Juveniles do not have right to bail; juveniles do not have the right to a public trial or a jury trial, Crimes called delinquent acts. The major purpose of the juvenile court is to rehabilitate the offender rather than for retribution. Juveniles can be taken into custody without a hearing and without a warrant, if officer taking the youth into custody believes their surroundings are harmful to the health and safety of the child, if the juvenile did something illegal they can be picked ...