What are the laws to convict juveniles?
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Laws vary from state to state.  The best way to find out is to go to the Appellate Law Library.  This library is open to the public.  Most states have them.  You can also research it online as well. You might also want to check out "penal laws", or check "laws and rights of juveniles", or legal rights and statue of limitations of juveniles.  I hope this helps.
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Yes, there is a law against this. In California, the crime is called "unlawful sexual intercourse".  Note that it does NOT matter if both are minors, and this crime IS being actively prosecuted in California due to the high rate of births to teenage mothers.\n\nPer California State Penal Code Section 261-269:\n\n261.5 ...\n\n (c) Any person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who is more than three years younger than the perpetrator is guilty of either a misdemeanor or a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by imprisonment in the state prison.
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The Term is used for "Juveniles" who are "Delinquents". \n:-)
977624
The first answer is correct for deposition.\n\nYou might be thinking about a disposition.  This is another word for sentencing.  In Indiana, we use the word "disposition" for juveniles, and use "sentencing" for adults.
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they should face the same length of sentence (in a juvinile detention center) for the crime committed and if they turn 18 while serving their sentence, they should be transfered to a state prison.
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DEpending  on  the state.BUT  look  at  the  LAWs  of  each  state.  most  states they would  be  guilty.  But  all  that  must  be  proven  in  a court  of  law  too.
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Up until March, 2005, the decision regarding minors sentenced to death  was made by each state.  Generally, the more heinous the crime, the more likely the person would be tried as an adult with the death penalty a possible sentence.  There was, of course, certain mitigating and aggravating factors that also affect this decision. \n\nCurrent federal laws prohibits the death penalty if the person is a juvenile  whether the case is in adult or juvenile court.  As quoted by Justice Anthony Kennedy as he found the punishment was unconstitutionally cruel under the Eighth Amendment.  "When a juvenile commits a heinous crime, the State can exact forfeiture of some of the most basic liberties, but the State cannot extinguish his life and his potential to attain a mature ."understanding of his own humanity."\n\n"The high court in 1989 ruled the execution of 16- and 17-year old killers was allowable."  In 2005 the change affected many.  "The ruling means the death sentences of some 70 death row inmates who were under 18 at the time of their crimes will be invalid. States in the future will not be allowed to seek the death penalty for minors." according to a report on CNN.\n\nThe link below is the ruling and dissenting views on this issue.  Good luck with your paper, hope this gives you a good starting point.
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depends on your state actually. a child-under the age of 8-there is discretion for criminal law. civil laws are different-you can sue anyone. what state are you in? I may be able to find you a link.
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Um, because they are NOT adults.\n\nSociety reserves some privileges and some punishments for adults because they are deemed to be mature enough to make decisions. A juvenile is not mature enough to fully comprehend the consequences of some actions, so they are prosecuted differently.
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First off I think it depends on the seriousiness of the crime. If it is something like a robbery where no one was hurt then no they can go into a juvenile facility. I work in the state of California and we have CYA which is like prison for kiddies. It's not the same as going into Juvenile Hall or a somewhere like that. They get out of there and they are on parole. The thing with the law especially out here in a California and in most states it really depends on the circumstances of the crime. I met a minor who is 16 and is sentenced to doing 35 to life for a crime that he did commit but was at the scene of it. The sad part is that he can't do his time until he turns 18. So again based on the circumstances. I did an internship with probation and one of the things they look at for juveniles before the decide where they are going to go is the background, some of these kids come from a bad background with molestation, abuse, rape, all sorts of things and based on that information they have to chose what is best for the juvenile and where they might get the best help. It's easy to throw someone in jail/prison but it really doesn't do anything. And most people come out of jail/prison as better criminals. \n\nI have a degree in Criminal Justice and one thing we were constantly learning was what works and what doesn't work. Programs that are around today that are used to deter crime and a lot of them don't work. But again I say it is all under the circumstances, if it was a henious crime I would say yes, but if not they might be able to find help somewhere other than jail/prison. \n\nI don't want to include my name but I want to work with at risk juveniles, right now I'm a child care counselor at a residential facility for substance abusers.
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You could do a report on interventions used to keep juvenile offenders from becoming adult offenders.  There should be much written on that topic.  Programs that have been used over the years include the "Scared Straight" approach and I'm confident that you should have ample material.  Good luck.
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No because they are juveniles, and are protected.
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I think that if they were tried and convicted as juveniles they usually regain their rights at 18 or 21.
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what about them and also are they a youth are of age\nbut like i have always herd dont do the crime if you cant do the time
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get in to trouble\ngo to juvy or jail\nand get out
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CASE IS UNDER TRAIL AND HE MUST BE PUNISHED ACCORDING TO LAW.
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It probably varies from state to state, but the two exceptions I know of are: (1) if you did jail time for something that was only a misdemeanor; not a felony and (2) if the crime was committed as a juvenile. I don't know if these hold in all states, however.