Juvenile system vs Criminal court system …show more content…
However, some states sixteen is the maximum juvenile age and after the age limit juveniles are tried as an adult in a criminal court. According to Liz Ryan article, Youth in the Adult Criminal Justice System(2012) in states such as North Carolina, and New York, youth aged 16 and 17 can automatically be tried as adults no matter what the offense. In 9 other states (Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire,South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin), 17-year-olds are automatically prosecuted as adults. When a minor commit a crime they do not have all the constitutional rights compare to an adult tried in a criminal court. For example, juveniles offenders are not given the right to bail, and public