Just like adults the criminal system for juvenile very on the extent of the crime committed. One thing that is a little different is that juveniles don’t go to the jail or prisons like those of adults. Now each state differs on the age that they consider when a juvenile commits a crime. Some see that if a person is over the age of 16 they are tried as an adult yet others still wait until they are 18 or older. Some states also depend not only on age but the crime that was committed. Like if a state sees an individual steal or vandalizes something and are sixteen they may keep them in the juvenile system, yet is one of the age of sixteen commits a murder they may be tried as an adult.
For the most part they system for the juvenile and adult are similar. First thing they look at is what crime was committed and how many time the individual was or ever has been convicted of the crime. Some also look at other crimes that they may have committed weather it is the same or not. One that has been in the juvenile detention center is less likely to get to walk away after being caught for another crime. Just like adult crimes the decided whether the crime is one that is to put the juvenile in detention center until they speak to a judge. This is the same as adults were they would see a judge within twenty-four to forty eight hr. the judge then decided if they are to release them until there next court date or keep them in the center. Juveniles are more likely looking at fines, probation community service. Yet they always have a change to be placed in the center for an amount of time. In my opinion with the way the juveniles act in this day of age. I believe that they are a little too lenient on them. If they don’t learn at a young age they are more than likely to have more issues later on in there life’s as adults. So punishing harder should be one thing that states could