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Juvenile Waivers as a Mechanism in the Erosion of the Juvenile Justice System

Authors :
Angela M. Collins
Maisha Cooper
Source :
Social Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 7, p 367 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

This paper discusses how juvenile waiver policies may be leading to a reduction in the rehabilitative nature of the juvenile justice system. The first section discusses the value of the juvenile justice system. Here, the beginning of the juvenile justice system and why the juvenile justice system is important will be summarized. The second section explains the movement that is being made toward a more punitive approach in regard to juvenile delinquents and how this could lead to the erosion of the juvenile justice system. Next is a discussion of how waivers play a part in the erosion and how their continued use could prove very dangerous for the juvenile justice system. The next section will look at the implications of the erosion and what could potentially happen if we lost the juvenile system. Last, there will be a glance at possibilities for the future, along with suggestions on how to improve the use of waivers. Overall, this paper will show that the use of juvenile waivers may be leading the United States away from a rehabilitative system for juveniles to a smaller version of an adult criminal court.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20760760
Volume :
13
Issue :
7
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Social Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.ba91e46005a4ffcb0335d22aa5f7eec
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13070367