Juvenile rights essay

The juvenile rights period come about at a time when there was a great deal of social unrest in the United States. People became increasingly concerned about whether the system (both adult and juvenile) violated the rights of the accused. First, there were apprehensions over whether the system’s reach extended too far.

Compared to adult rights, the juvenile rights may be considered fewer and less protective in the face of attaining social and criminal justice to both parties involved. More reforms are needed in the juvenile justice system in order to ensure justice is achieved for both victims and offenders.

While cases involving minors are never bailed, the juveniles have extreme privileges and rights more than adult offenders. The minor offenders are allowed to make a maximum of two phone calls when taken to a probation officer. One is to alert his or her parent or guardian and any other responsible relative or employer.

On one hand the juvenile system is quite lenient with the minor offenders. The law enforcement agencies have all the discretion on what to do with a minor offender. Most of the options the police have are too lenient to ensure that justice is achieved.