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Louisiana GOP lawmakers want to make it easier to try juveniles as adults
1 month ago

Louisiana GOP lawmakers want to make it easier to try juveniles as adults

Associated Press  

— Louisiana’s Republican-controlled Legislature approved a constitutional amendment on Friday that would allow them to expand the number of crimes in which juveniles between 14 and 16 years old could be tried as adults. Opponents, including Democrats, social workers and criminal justice reform advocates, said specific offenses routing juveniles to adult courts should remain part of the constitution to keep …

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Three face felony charges in connection with Colorado locker room thefts at Rose Bowl
4 months ago

Three face felony charges in connection with Colorado locker room thefts at Rose Bowl

LA Times  

Colorado coach Deion Sanders walks through the locker room after arriving at the Rose Bowl a game against UCLA in October. Three juveniles accused of stealing items from Colorado’s locker room at the Rose Bowl during a football game against UCLA last October are facing felony charges after the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office decided to pursue the case. …

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Trying juveniles as adults is not the answer
5 months, 1 week ago

Trying juveniles as adults is not the answer

The Hindu  

In May, a speeding car, allegedly driven by a teenager, killed two young techies in Pune. The High Court noted that the JJ Act is “not only a beneficial legislation, but is also a remedial one.” The push by some to prosecute the adolescent as an adult raises broader questions about the power of the juvenile justice system to address …

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Essential To Address Socio-Economic Factors Leading To Juvenile Delinquency; Need Focus On Reformation : CJI DY Chandrachud
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Essential To Address Socio-Economic Factors Leading To Juvenile Delinquency; Need Focus On Reformation : CJI DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday delivered a lecture on juvenile justice at a symposium organized by the Supreme Court of Nepal in association with UNICEF. Thirdly, it involves state intervention to shape the life outcomes of juveniles, reflecting a belief that traditional criminal law processes are not suited to effectively address juvenile delinquency and related issues.2 When …

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Walz takes case from Hennepin County, gives it to Ellison
1 year, 8 months ago

Walz takes case from Hennepin County, gives it to Ellison

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz has taken the rare step of taking a murder case away from Hennepin County prosecutors and handing it to Attorney General Keith Ellison. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty had offered the two brothers juvenile plea deals that would spare them lengthy adult sentences in exchange for their testimony against the ex-boyfriend. “While I …

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Debating Sensitivity and Sanctity of the Juvenile Justice Act - News18
1 year, 11 months ago

Debating Sensitivity and Sanctity of the Juvenile Justice Act - News18

News 18  

Earlier this month, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights issued draft guidelines that debated whether the preliminary assessment of minors in certain cases could be tried under law as adults under section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act. The Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 dictated that a juvenile aged between 16 and 18 can be tried as an adult …

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Kentucky to operate high-security juvenile detention centers
2 years ago

Kentucky to operate high-security juvenile detention centers

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky soon will operate three high-security juvenile detention centers designated to house teenage male offenders charged with serious crimes, Gov. Beshear announced Thursday that the facilities to be given the high-security designation are the Adair Regional Detention Center, Fayette Regional Juvenile Detention Center and Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center. Four facilities will house male juveniles younger than …

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Juveniles Detained In Adult Jails: Delhi High Court To Consider Streamlining Process Of Assessing Age Of Arrestee When Brought To Police Station
2 years, 10 months ago

Juveniles Detained In Adult Jails: Delhi High Court To Consider Streamlining Process Of Assessing Age Of Arrestee When Brought To Police Station

Live Law  

Noting that there was an alarming number of about 800 juveniles or children in conflict with law who were detained in adult jails in Tihar in the past five years, the Delhi High Court is set to consider streamlining the process of assessing the age of an arrestee when brought to a police station. The development came after the bench …

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