Compare the juvenile and adult court systems. Explain how due process, cases, and other processes differ. Compare the juvenile and adult corrections systems. Explain how the practices and goals of...

Running Head: Comparison between Juvenile and Adult Systems    1
Comparison between Juvenile and Adult Systems     
COMPARISON BETWEEN JUVENILE AND ADULT COURT AND CORRECTIONS SYSTEM
Comparison between Juvenile and Adult Court systems
    There lies a lot of difference in how juvenile and adults are treated in the court. It has been observed that juvenile is treated more leniently than adults. In adult court the defendant is charged by using a document called complaint while in juvenile court a child is charged with a document called petition. However, both the adult and juvenile have the right to cross examine the witnesses who are against them. Another major difference...