Introduction There are many social institutions and systems that an individual has a potential to interact with at different times during their life. One of these many systems is the criminal justice system which can be viewed as both a social institution and a system. A crucial subpart of this system is the juvenile justice system. Both systems can be regarded as a multifaceted assemblage of various agencies and procedures traditionally established by the government. It is set up with the purpose of establishing
was there, testify against the others, and face a few years in juvenile detention. Otherwise, he would be transferred to adult court and if he was found guilty, he would spend a much longer time in detention and prison. He decided to take the risk and go to trial (Steinberg). Trying juveniles as adults has always been a controversial topic to the public. There are many different statistics that show different percentages of juveniles being tried as adults. Many people would say that we should be
had been labeled as a mischievous, tough and angry man. I believe this label put a strain on the men’s life which in the end forced them to act exactly how people perceived them to be. Willie’s mother, Laura, had been telling him since he was about five years old that he would turn out to be like his father, who was in jail at the time. Those words can impact a child’s perception of themselves immensely. This label on Willie’s back ended up getting him in trouble in the end, when he was put up for