Justice Systems’ Rulings on Juvenile Offenders and How They Differ from Adult Criminals

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Juveniles may be affected in various ways, and it’s astonishing how easily they can be persuaded to do practically anything. Many causes might be blamed for their decision to engage in juvenile delinquency. These influences might originate in their home or social environment. For example, the United States Supreme Court declared that non-homicides juveniles are subject to life sentences without parole rather than the death penalty. In addition, a jury makes the decision of the Court for offenders who have been found guilty of non-homicide offenses. Using Roper v. Summons and Graham v. Florida to describe how they connect to managing a juvenile offender, this paper discusses the criminal justice systems’ rulings on juvenile offenders and how they differ from adult criminals.
According to the United States Constitution’s Eighth Amendment, ratified in 1791, the federal government should not impose high bail, cruelty, excessive penalties, or extraordinary punishments on juvenile offenders (Bedau, 2019). Juveniles must be treated differently in the juvenile justice system under specific instances. In specific cases, however, minors must be handled and granted the same rights as adults. On the other hand, the Juvenile Court extended the minors’ jurisprudence by holding that the death sentence cannot be imposed on criminals who are not yet adults.
Terrance Graham, born in 1987, was charged with robbery and attempted armed burglary when he was 17 years old. He pled accountably and was sentenced to three years in prison. However, six months after his release, the same Court apprehended him and sentenced him to life in jail without the risk of parole (Tankard & Paluck, 2017). The hefty sentence was imposed because of the earlier burglary offense he committed.
 Another vital court case is Roper v. Simmons. A court in the United States found Christopher Simmons, then 17 years old, guilty and condemned him to death. Simmons filed an appeal, and the req...