Part one of term paper
An academic paper submitted to the Hamilton University in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Criminal Justice Written under the direction of the Office of the Faculty Advisor CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 3 II. JUVENILE CRIME 5 III. JUVENILE COURT 7 IV. PUNISHMENT AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS 10 V. BASICS OF JUV ...

Part two of term paper
... to children under the age of 16. Despite the apparent humanity of some early statutes, however, the punishment of juvenile offenders until the 19th century was often severe. In the U.S., child criminals were treated as adult criminals. Sentences for all offenders could be harsh and the death penalty was occasionally imposed. The First institution expressly for juveniles, the House of Refuge, was founded in New York City in 1824 so that institutionalized delinquents could be kept apart fro ...