10.4: Delinquency
[1] The juvenile court oversees cases for youth between the ages of 7 and 17. Seven is considered the lower limit of the reaches or protections of the juvenile justice system, while 17 is the upper limit. At 18, youth are considered adults and are tried under the laws of the adult criminal justice system. However, some states have differing upper age limits. For example, in Oregon, the Oregon Youth Authority houses youth until the age of 25. Other states have similar provisions and although the lower limit is seven years of age, most states do not intervene in cases under nine.
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Feld, B.C. (1999).
Bad Kids: Race and the Transformation of the Juvenile Court.
New York: Oxford University Press.
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Feld, B.C. (1999).
Bad Kids: Race and the Transformation of the Juvenile Court.
New York: Oxford University Press.
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Feld, B.C. (1999).
Bad Kids: Race and the Transformation of the Juvenile Court.
New York: Oxford University Press.
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