Juvenile Court Comparison
Over the past few years we as a nation have had problems as far as juveniles go. The only thing is, is each state has different laws and regulations as far as punishing their juveniles. Some how we need to figure out a way to get every state on the same page. Some states have the same justice system or similarities as others. Other states tend to have their own laws. Two states that is going to be looked at here is the commonwealth of Virginia, and Ohio. We are going to look at these two states and figure out exactly what their differences and what their similarities are.
First off let’s look at Virginia and see how their juvenile justice system works. In Virginia the juvenile justice court system is called the “Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.” This court handles cases in reference to delinquents, abandonment of children, and children in need of services. The juvenile and domestic relations court differ from other courts in their duty to protect the......
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