Adolescents in Jail

Adolescents in Jail
Juvenile justice is an area of criminal law applied to people not old enough to be held responsible for criminal acts. In most states, the age set for criminals is at 18 years. Juvenile law is mainly governed by state law and most states have enacted a juvenile code. Most adolescents do not fear law because, they know they can get away with any thing. Laws should be tougher on juveniles, punishing them for the crime committed and giving them a life-long record. The main goal of the juvenile justice system is rehabilitation rather than punishment.
Violent juvenile crime is particularly chilling. We're not supposed to be afraid of our children. Juvenile violence rose in the late 1980s through the early 1990s. This provokes an image of teen...