Juvenile or Adult Incarceration

Juvenile or Adult Incarceration?

One of the most difficult questions we face in Juvenile Law is when to charge and treat a

youthful offender, as an adult.

As we are studying this week, there is no "magic" age where a

persona

assumes

adult

capability

for a crime.

While society has chosen

18 as the age of

maturity, we know people are all unique.

Some children may have an adult cupability at a very

early age, while other adults still function at the emotional and psychological level of a child.

What do you think the standard for transfer of

children

to adult court should be?

Is there a

point where a child is truly not able to

be rehabilitated

, because they have slipped into an adult

state of thinking?

This is our last discussion board, so finish strong!

Directions:

Mu

st be 5 paragraphs and answered carefully

. Please reference and use this link

below to help with this topic.

Answer all questions above as well

.

ABC News Story

Juvenile or Adult Incarceration?

One of the most difficult questions we face in Juvenile Law is when to charge and treat a

youthful offender, as an adult. As we are studying this week, there is no "magic" age where a

persona assumes adult capability for a crime. While society has chosen 18 as the age of

maturity, we know people are all unique. Some children may have an adult cupability at a very

early age, while other adults still function at the emotional and psychological level of a child.

What do you think the standard for transfer of children to adult court should be? Is there a

point where a child is truly not able to be rehabilitated, because they have slipped into an adult

state of thinking? This is our last discussion board, so finish strong!

Directions: Must be 5 paragraphs and answered carefully. Please reference and use this link

below to help with this topic. Answer all questions above as well.

ABC News Story