Juvenile and adult justice systems
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What are the major differences between the contemporary criminal(adult) justice system and the juvenile justice system?
Are the major differences appropriate, given the differences between adults and children?
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This posting describes the differences between the adult and juvenile justice systems that exist in society.
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The underlying beliefs of the juvenile justice system is that youth are not fully mentally developed and that their actions and thoughts can be changed. The system focuses on rehabilitation and community protection as primary goals.
Rehabilitation is not a primary goal of the adult justice system. The adult system focuses on offenders being punished and help fully accountable for their crimes.
There are limitations to public records for juveniles, whereas the records for adults are public and can be ...
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