What's different about Juvenile court?

The judges are fluent in juvenile law.

@SpatzieLover exactly. thats what I meant. They know things like not looking both ways when you cross the street, or hitting your brother are wrong.

@patg7590 They also know how to scold the CRAP outta kids that have access to a 2nd chance & tell kids that soon they’ll be in big boy/girl jail for real.

Also they deal with the Foster kids, and adoption cases.

Did you have a specific reason for asking this @crunchaweezy ?

Research :)

jeeeeZ the mods are out for blood today

Wow I took an entire class on just this topic and I’m sure I have notes somewhere but I can’t remember where. You can contact the juvenile court and I’m sure they will have someone there to help you. That is who taught our class, someone who worked in the juvenile detention center.

I remember a juvenile court judge telling my 17 year old daughter what a role model she was, and how she has proved herself. The judge didn’t know she was addicted to meth, working in manufacturing meth, and 3 months pregnant.
Not all judges know what the fuck they are doing.

Juvenile court operates under the assumption that juveniles, unlike adults, are more likely to be misguided or confused and so deserve gentler treatment. Thus, the language of the court is different – juvenile court has fact-finding hearings instead of trials for example.

Juvenile court is closed to the public and to the press, and there is no jury. The idea here is to protect the “respondent” (in adult court, the defendant) from the folly of youth, assuming that maturity will help the person find their way back to the righteous path.

In the juvenile courts, rehabilitation of the individual is the primary focus. Within the adult courts due process and retribution are considered more important than the individuals themselves. Sometimes juvenile courts are the best thing for a minor, but sometimes they can end up with longer probation times than a similar crime would earn in adult court.

In any case, having a hearing in juvenile court keeps young people from being locked up in penitentiaries full of predators and criminals who are quite willing to share their law-breaking behaviors.

You can read more about the difference here.