4.5 Differences between Juvenile Justice and Criminal Justice

Question

Accepted Answer

PointCriminal justiceJuvenile justiceAimPunishment of the guilty; deterrenceReform and reintegration; the child's developmentThe actor's frameThe offender — a responsible adultThe child in conflict with law — a developing personTerminologyTrial, conviction, sentenceAdjudication, disposition (the vocabulary's care)CourtThe regular courtThe juvenile court/bench (the specialised composition)ProcedurePublic, adversarial, formalClosed, protective, informalised; the parent-and- social-worker presenceCustodyPrison, bail-and-remandLast resort only; reform homes; separation from adultsSentencesThe full tariff (life; fines)The reduced ladder (the age-bands; no capital, no life- without-release)RecordsThe permanent recordConfidential; the sealing-and-expungement logicThe victimThe party to be answeredPresent — and central in the restorative face

Point	Criminal justice	Juvenile justice
Aim	Punishment of the guilty; deterrence	Reform and reintegration; the child's development
The actor's frame	The offender — a responsible adult	The child in conflict with law — a developing person
Terminology	Trial, conviction, sentence	Adjudication, disposition (the vocabulary's care)
Court	The regular court	The juvenile court/bench (the specialised composition)
Procedure	Public, adversarial, formal	Closed, protective, informalised; the parent-and- social-worker presence
Custody	Prison, bail-and-remand	Last resort only; reform homes; separation from adults
Sentences	The full tariff (life; fines)	The reduced ladder (the age-bands; no capital, no life- without-release)
Records	The permanent record	Confidential; the sealing-and-expungement logic
The victim	The party to be answered	Present — and central in the restorative face

4.5 Differences between Juvenile Justice and Criminal Justice

यही युनिटका अरू उत्तर