Laws vary by state, and depending on what the crime was, but in general, yes, juveniles can be tried as adults if the juvenile court certifies them as an adult and transfers the case to criminal court.
Set a precedent that juveniles can not be tried and acquitted in juvenile court then tried again in "adult" criminal court. Basically, the constitutional protection from double jeopardy applies to juveniles as well as adults.
Graham v. Florida, 560 US __ (2010)(08-7412)The US Supreme Court voted 6-3 that juveniles tried as adults for non-homicide crimes cannot be sentenced to life without possibility of parole.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
This question can't really be answered because children were tried as adults from the time that the country was settled until relatively recently.
In the US, I can't think of one that comes immediately to mind. As a matter of fact, juveniles actually enjoy more, and better, protection in the court process than adults do, and are treated more leniently besides.In McKeiver v. Pennsylvania, (1971) the Court ruled the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial does not extend to juvenile court proceedings, because the intent of the juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate, and a jury trial creates a more adversarial environment that can undermine that goal.In 1971, no states offered jury trials in juvenile court. As of 2009, ten states grant the right of juveniles to jury trials, and another eleven states allow jury trials under limited circumstances.Often, US Supreme Court decisions follow trends in state courts. At some point in the not-too-distant future, the Court may extend 6th Amendment protection to children and teens.
Juveniles tend to receive lighter and more lenient treatment than adults and are not housed in adult penal institutions.
Laws vary by state, and depending on what the crime was, but in general, yes, juveniles can be tried as adults if the juvenile court certifies them as an adult and transfers the case to criminal court.
The likely word is the plural noun "juveniles" (non-adults, or teenagers).
Juvenile because juveniles aren't charged as badly as adults.
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The best way is to not commit a crime.
Jury trials for juveniles are permitted in the United States. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases, and this right extends to juveniles in the same way as adults. However, the specific rules and procedures surrounding jury trials for juveniles may vary by state.
There is no comparison to be made. Juveniles are juveniles and the law says they should be treated differently from adults, regardless of the charge against them.
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Their "rights" are the same as that of any other citizen. As juveniles, they do have some PRIVILEGES though. One is not be tried in "adult" court - and to be more leniently trreated because of their age - and to be incarcerated in less restrictive conditions than adult prisoners.
A juvenile trial means that the individual is being tried with the penalites that would apply if the crime is committed by a juvenile. There are different penalties for juveniles and adults. Many times juveniles can be tried as adults, so in a 'juvenile trial' they are being tried as a juvenile and the lesser penalties would apply.
Juveniles (supposedly) lack the maturity to understand the wrongness of their actions. Hence, punishment is lighter, so they are educated in consequences without having their life unduly ruined by a simple mistake.