Juvenile courts are for ages

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Juvenile courts are for ages < age 18.

Author: conorlarkin (17131 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 5:23 am on Sep 23, 2022

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But, in most states, the juvenile courts maintain jurisdiction over the sentence until age 21.

Jurisdictions also permit a juvenile to be be prosecuted as an adult for the most serious level crimes, and/or for 16+ year olds if certain factors are met.

The US Supreme Court has consistently recognized the difference between juvenile and adult culpability.

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Replies to: "Juvenile courts are for ages < age 18."

Any reason why this driver shouldn't be in jail for at least 20 years? He only tried to kill two [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:49pm 9/22/22 (10) [View All]
- He’s a good boy who was just late for church and was rushing. The 14 fights he has been in since - TampaIrish - 10:36pm 9/22/22
  - Now you know what it sounds like for those defending Donald J. Trump. It’s never his fault. [NT] - conorlarkin - 5:24am 9/23/22
- Yes. The Double Jeopardy clause. - conorlarkin - 10:00pm 9/22/22
  - "Juvenile" shouldn't apply to anyone over...let's go with 12. - NedoftheHill - 10:23pm 9/22/22
    - I've argued for the opposite. Brain doesn't fully develop until mid 20s. - iairishcheeks - 1:09pm 9/23/22
      - Tie the voting age to the age of adult responsibility, and I'm interested. - NedoftheHill - 2:18pm 9/23/22
        But at 18 you could be compelled to kill people. (Draft) - iairishcheeks - 3:07pm 9/23/22
        Judges are sophisticated enough to handle that nuance, don't you think? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:58pm 9/23/22
    - Juvenile courts are for ages < age 18. - conorlarkin - 5:23am 9/23/22
      - Correct in all respects. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:50am 9/23/22