1. When Juveniles Are Charged as Adults
In most cases it can cause the offender to become more violent and less likely to adhere to the rehabilitation requirements (Krisberg). ... This plays a very important role in the juvenile criminal justice system as it can place the juvenile offenders in situations with people that are of a higher social classification. Which causes numerous problems such as intimidation. ... A major issue that happens without proper legal counsel is false confessions, which causes additional errors in the fact finding process (Gohara). ... Some people feel that these youth should be punished for the crime r...
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