Juveniles Tried as Adults - 1626 in criminal detention court. Legal procedures and laws relating to juvenile delinquents date back thousands of years, when children disobeyed their parents and sons cursed their fathers. 2,000 years ago, Roman civil law and canon law distinguished between minors and adults based on the idea of the “age of responsibility.” Muslim law also advocates leniency in the punishment of young offenders and exemption from the death penalty for children under 17. Children under the age of 7 under Roman law were considered infants and were not held criminally responsible. If young people approached the age of puberty and knew the difference between right and wrong, then they would be held responsible for the crimes they committed. In the 15th century, England created a petition addressed to those who needed help or intervention, usually for women and children who needed help due to divorce, death of a spouse or abandonment. The king could exercise the right of parens patriae, which became the basis of juvenile court in America and was a doctrine that gave courts authority over minors who needed guidance and protection, and would allow the state to act in loco parentis. (in place of parents) and to provide advice and make decisions regarding the best interests of the child. Another pivotal point in the development of the juvenile justice system in America was what became known as the "save the children movement." T...... middle of paper ......t and legal process. In Juvenile Justice: A Text/Reader (pp. 20-30). Los Angeles: Sage Publications. Meng, A., Segal, R. and Boden, E. (2013). American Juvenile Justice System: A History in the Making. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 25(3), 275-278. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2013-0062(nd). Retrieved October 4, 2015 from http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/Downloads/laws/NC_Law.docPagnanelli, E. (2007). CHILDREN AS ADULTS: THE TRANSFER OF JUVENILES TO ADULT COURTS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF ROPER C. SIMMONS. The American Criminal Law Review, 44(1), 175-194. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/230359891?accountid=12610Shepherd,Robert E.,,Jr. (2008). Evidence is mounting on the wisdom of judging juveniles as adults. Criminal Justice, 22(4), 42-44. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/222860262?accountid=12610

Essay / Juveniles Tried as Adults - 1626 in criminal detention court. Legal procedures and laws relating to juvenile delinquents date back thousands of years, when children disobeyed their parents and sons cursed their fathers. 2,000 years ago, Roman civil law and canon law distinguished between minors and adults based on the idea of the “age of responsibility.” Muslim law also advocates leniency in the punishment of young offenders and exemption from the death penalty for children under 17. Children under the age of 7 under Roman law were considered infants and were not held criminally responsible. If young people approached the age of puberty and knew the difference between right and wrong, then they would be held responsible for the crimes they committed. In the 15th century, England created a petition addressed to those who needed help or intervention, usually for women and children who needed help due to divorce, death of a spouse or abandonment. The king could exercise the right of parens patriae, which became the basis of juvenile court in America and was a doctrine that gave courts authority over minors who needed guidance and protection, and would allow the state to act in loco parentis. (in place of parents) and to provide advice and make decisions regarding the best interests of the child. Another pivotal point in the development of the juvenile justice system in America was what became known as the "save the children movement." T...... middle of paper ......t and legal process. In Juvenile Justice: A Text/Reader (pp. 20-30). Los Angeles: Sage Publications. Meng, A., Segal, R. and Boden, E. (2013). American Juvenile Justice System: A History in the Making. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 25(3), 275-278. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2013-0062(nd). Retrieved October 4, 2015 from http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/Downloads/laws/NC_Law.docPagnanelli, E. (2007). CHILDREN AS ADULTS: THE TRANSFER OF JUVENILES TO ADULT COURTS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF ROPER C. SIMMONS. The American Criminal Law Review, 44(1), 175-194. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/230359891?accountid=12610Shepherd,Robert E.,,Jr. (2008). Evidence is mounting on the wisdom of judging juveniles as adults. Criminal Justice, 22(4), 42-44. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/222860262?accountid=12610

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