In conclusion, the juvenile justice system has been a continuously adapting system that provides juvenile delinquents a fair trial and rights to due processes of law. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention uses this as their mission statement: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and.
The study primarily aimed to critically examine the changes and evolutions taken place in the juvenile justice system of the United States (US) from its establishment till today.Hence, to cater to this objective, the study focuses have focused on using secondary sources that are relevant to the issue, providing a brief understanding of the juvenile justice system in the US.
After that, juvenile justice system and its trend and models were presented with some evident and example. And also current juvenile justice system in some states and territory were mentioned. Moreover, this essay explored the relation between two systems and some effectiveness for the young people in juvenile justice system.
The juvenile justice system is defined as, “A system to handle juveniles separate from the adult offenders, based on the concept of parens patriae, which was used as the basis for giving the court the authority to take over supervision of children when their parents failed to provide care and guidance.” (Seiter) The word parens patriae means “parents of the nation,” established in 1601.
