Are Youth Courts Effective? Abstract: Teen Courts are an effective judicial alternative for many youth offenders. The majority of youth courts deal solely with first-time offenders. … The sentence completion rate was higher and the recidivism was lower for the Teen Court offenders when compared with a sample of first-time Court Diversion offenders. Is the
Why Should Juvenile Courts Be Abolished? Since the late 1970s, critics of the juvenile courts have sought to abolish this system, arguing that it has failed in its rehabilitation efforts and in not punishing serious criminal behavior by young people. … Thus, it may be better to punish a juvenile in the first instance, in
What Happens At A Youth Court? Most youth courts are diversion programs in which youth sentence their peers for crimes and other violations. Despite their name, they are not formal courts. They are programs involving youth volunteers who respond to youth misconduct by devising a disposition or sentence that addresses restorative justice goals. What happens