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Video Description: Why is it better to be tried as a juvenile than as an adult? Are we grading kids on a curve? Related Article Subjects: clientelevision, criminal charges, delinquency, juvenile court, juvenile delinquent, tried as an adult
Juvenile Court SystemBy: Jeff Stats | 14/03/2007 | College & UniversityThe Houses of Refuge were the first institutions that dealt with juveniles in terms of transforming them and putting them back on the right path in life. These houses were the prototypes of the modern juvenile courts as we know it today in the United States. 1823 was the year when the idea of creation such a construction appeared, that was when the government considered taking charge in cleaning up the city streets from loitering youth and acquainting them with moral principles of the society. Juveniles Tried As AdultsBy: Elizabeth Brandenburg | 29/06/2009 | LawJuveniles who are tried as adults and Juveniles who are subject to School Searches need strong representation to fight the serious charges that have been brought against them. The Intricacies of Youth Criminal Justice ActBy: Rebecca Brown | 26/05/2009 | LawThe first document regulating the youth criminal justice predecessor to the Young Offenders Act (adapted in 1982) and the modern day Youth Criminal Justice Act (accepted in 2003) was the 1908 Juvenile Delinquents Act. The Process in a Felony CaseBy: Darren Kavinoky | 23/06/2006 | LawThe arraignment is the first court hearing in a felony case. An arraignment follows the constitutional principles of speedy trial rights and the ability to hear the charges being held against the defendant. Both in-custody and out-of-custody defendants must be arraigned without undue delay, no more than two calendar days after arrest, excluding Sundays and holidays. Are white collar crime & blue collar crime treated equally? - By David JensonBy: Laura Jones | 05/05/2009 | National, State, LocalWhite collar crimes by Bernie Madoff & Allen Stanford (ponzi scheme), Mark Ciavarella & Michael Conahan(corrupt judges)are not treated as severely as trivial blue collar crimes. This story by Devid Jensen reflects injustice to blue collar offenders. YOUTH CURFEW: BALANCING THE RIGHTS OF YOUTH AND ADULT & SAFETY OF YOUTH AND THE SOCIETYBy: Mahyuddin bin Daud | 25/10/2009 | LawAt the heart of democracy is the idea that citizens are equal before the law. In elections, every citizen gets only one vote. When citizens are charged with crimes or believe their rights have been violated, they expect equal treatment in the courts whether they are rich or poor, religious or atheist, politicians or political activists. Every democratic society must strive to grant equal protection to its citizens. Yet one significant community of citizens is the focus of many laws but has no fo
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