CJA 374 Week 3 Learning Team Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis

CJA 374 Week 3 Learning Team Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis

Instructions: Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper comparing juvenile courts with adult courts. Include the following in your paper:   

• An overview of the juvenile justice system.
• A point-by-point comparison between juvenile and adult courts.
• The adjudication process by which a juvenile is transferred to the adult court system.
• The implications of the following for youthful offenders:
• The trend of increasing the use of waivers
• The trend of remanding juveniles to adult court for processing.
• The societal implications of abolishing juvenile court. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.