THE CONFINEMENT OF JUVENILE

The Confinement of Juvenile

The Confinement of Juvenile

Introduction

Juvenile delinquency refers to the crimes carried out by young people or minors. A criminal is one who relapses and commits crimes repeatedly. Most legal systems consider specific procedures for dealing with this problem, such as juvenile detention centers. There are many different theories about the causes of crime, most if not all of which can be applied to the causes of juvenile crimes. Juvenile crimes often receive great attention from the media and politicians. This is because the level and types of juvenile crimes can be used by analysts and the media as an indicator of the general state of morality and public order in a country and as a result can be a source of alarm and moral panic.

Discussion

Juvenile History Delinquency in the United States

Earlier in the 18th century, the laws started changing about how to deal the offenses by the youngsters. In over crowded cities, this movement led to the limited skills and educational background of people. Growing areas of diversity especially in the United States was attracting immigrant from many European countries. This population growth also resulted in a large number of urban poverty.

The juvenile system began with the formation of the juvenile court in 1899. Illinois juvenile court was established by a legislation which reflected a belief generally to correct and change the behavior of youth. Initially the court was operating in a very informal way where no adult court's trapping was found. Secondly the juveniles of 16 years and below were handled by the new court whether the offence was committed by them or not. Courts were to interfere in any condition when a youth needs help. This gave space to the interference in the lives of immigrants and poor, the court couldn't confirm the idea of child raising practices. And the third thing is that the new courts were relying heavily on the probation usage for supervising adjudicated youths and the administrative functions.

Juvenile delinquency is lawbreaking by juveniles, which in the United States and many other countries makes it subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. States establish the age range for juvenile court jurisdiction in the United States, but the minimum age in most states is 7, and the maximum age is 17. In contrast, juvenile court jurisdiction in Austria extends only from ages 14 to 18 (Barbara 2002). Children under age 14 cannot be held responsible for their lawbreaking, even for serious offenses. Hong Kong distinguishes between “juveniles” and “young offenders.” Whereas juveniles range from ages 7 to 15, young offenders range from 16 to 20. Even then, no one under age 14 can be imprisoned, and a person aged 16 to 20 can be imprisoned only if a court is “certain that there are no other suitable methods of dealing with the person” (Myers 2001). Indian boys above age 16 are treated as adults, but Indian girls are still treated as juveniles until age 19 (Snyder ...