Transcript Juveniles and Types of Crimes

Juveniles and Types of
Crimes
NCSCOS 6.08
Juvenile
• Under 18, considered a juvenile
• Juvenile Delinquents: juveniles who
commit crimes
Juveniles
• Primary goal of the juvenile system: to
rehabilitate
– We want to correct their behavior, rather than
punish them
Juvenile Neglect Cases
• If juveniles are neglected by their
caregivers, the court can place them
elsewhere
Steps in a Juvenile Case
• 1) Diversion or detention
– When a juvenile is arrested, they can be put
in a detention center or special program
Steps in a Juvenile Cases
• 2) Trial
– Preliminary hearing
• Decide if the evidence supports the charges
• Juveniles and their caregivers meet with their
lawyer, judge, and police officer who made the
arrest, and a probation officer
Steps in a Juvenile Case
• There is no jury
• Both sides can call witnesses and can
cross-examine
• Their cases are kept secret and may be
erased when they become older
Steps in a Juvenile Case
• Judge sentences them
– He can send them home or place in a special
program
Juveniles and the Court
• 1967, Gault vs. Arizona: Court sets up
juvenile rules
• 1) Guardians are notified as soon as
possible
• 2) They must be notified of the charges
against them
• 3) They have the right to attorney and to
remain silent
Types of Crimes
Crimes against Crimes against
Victimless
people
property
Crimes
*Burglary, robbery,
Crimes like
Things like
theft—all of these are
murder,
gambling or
larceny (taking
manslaughter, property unlawfully)
drug use
assault, rape, or
*Vandalism
kidnapping
(destruction of
property) and fraud
(taking property
dishonestly)
*Crimes against
property are the most
common