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Arlayna Deese

Mrs. DeBock

English 4 Honors

23 March 2017

Essential Question: How are juveniles processed when charged with a crime?

Working Thesis: The juvenile court system is the most prominent system used to address and

deal with youth who are caught and convicted of crimes.

Refined Thesis: A juvenile can be tried in an adult court depending on severity of the crime.

Service Annotated Bibliography

Cohen, Andrew. "The Supreme Court Ruling on Juvenile LWOP Rebalances the Justice System."

Opposing Viewpoints in Context. N.p., 19 May 2010. Web. 22 Mar. 2017.

Cohens article tells how the Supreme Court has finally made the decision to stop the

sentencing of life without parole for juveniles who are convicted of nonviolent crimes. But,

juveniles who are tried for a more serious crime, like murder, can still be sentenced to LWOP.

Adolescents who commit adult crimes should still be faced with adult punishments. Although the

Supreme Court has stopped sentencing juveniles to life without parole for nonviolent crimes, not

all states have incorporated that idea into their own juvenile justice system. This article states

how this decision came to be and how it benefits both a juvenile offender and public safety.

Cohens article will be beneficial for my service hours to be able to get a law enforcement

officials own opinion of LWOP for a convicted juvenile.

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Hazen, Nina. "An Exploratory View of the Juvenile Arbitration Program of Aiken County,

South Carolina." International Social Science Review, vol. 87, no. 3/4, June 2012, p. 102.

EBSCOhost

This article written by Hazen, she gives an overview of what the program that is set up in

Aiken County is beneficial to juveniles. This is an example of how each state has implemented

their ideas to approach juvenile sentences. The juvenile justice system has multiple personnel

and financial resources in the legal system. Programs such as the Juvenile Arbitration Program in

Aiken County has helped lessen the financial and personnel strains on the court system. In recent

years, crimes that were considered what schools and parents could handle have not been turned

over to law enforcement and the criminal justice system for prosecution. Crimes, such as simple

assault, normally managed by school officials, are increasingly being handled in the juvenile

justice system. This article will help my research about the juvenile court system by giving

information about how the system has changed and what ideas have been implemented to deal

with juvenile cases.

"Juvenile Court System." Supreme Court Debates, vol. 7, no. 4, Apr. 2004, p. 105. EBSCOhost

This article from Supreme Court Debates tells how juveniles are processed in the court

system. Across the country each state has their own case processing of juvenile offenders. Many

law enforcement agencies work to prevent juveniles from going into the system and often place

them in alternative programs based on the situation at hand. The prosecutor can then decide

whether it is appropriate to take the case to criminal court. After the prosecution is decided

juveniles can be put on parole which is similar to adult parole. Throughout the article many

juvenile cases are stated and the outcomes of the prosecution.

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"Juvenile Criminal Defense." Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Juvenile Crime Defense Attorney

Thompson Defense Firm. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2017.

In this article posted by the Thompson Defense Firm, located in Myrtle Beach, states how

they deal with juvenile court proceedings. A juvenile can either be tried in a Family Court,

Juvenile Court and sometimes General Sessions. Juveniles have the same rights as an adult, but

does not have the right to a jury in South Carolina. Instead, they must have a bench trial in front

of a family court judge. A juvenile can be tried in an adult court for violent crimes including,

armed robbery, assault and murder. This article also states how a juvenile proceeding is managed

and that every juvenile has the right to an attorney. This article can help my service hours by

being able to know how juveniles are defended in a criminal case.

Root, Tonya. "Bond Denied for 16-Year-Old Charged as an Adult with Murder in 21-Year-Old

Myrtle Beach Man's Slaying." Sun News, the (Myrtle Beach, SC), 09 Dec. 2014.

EBSCOhost

In this article written by Root, is a new article on a recent murder case involving a

juvenile in South Carolina. On November 5th around 5 p.m. the body of Dashadre Jacorey

Sampson was discovered by police. In Loris, a 16 year old girl, Emericka Shirlene Jackson, has

been charged with murder as an adult in the shooting death of a Myrtle Beach man. Jacksons

initial plan was to rob Sampson and instead, during the robbery Sampson was shot and killed. A

Family Court Judge ordered the young girl to serve 90 days at DJJ. Jackson was deemed a flight

risk and is in the custody of the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice. This article will help my
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service hours because it gives me an actual case that has happened close to Myrtle Beach that

deals with a juvenile convicted as an adult.

Scialabba, Nicole. "Should Juveniles Be Charged as Adults in the Criminal Justice System?."

Children's Rights Litigation, vol. 19, no. 1, 03 Oct. 2016, pp. 1-6. EBSCOhost

In this article written by Scialabba, she tells how the juvenile court system came

to be. The juvenile court system has had much controversy over how juvenile cases are handled.

In the beginning of juvenile courts the laws did not distinguish between juveniles and adults in

the criminal justice system. This created controversy over the matter of age, gender and severity

of the crimes. As time has progressed, juvenile courts have been put in place in every state across

the country and how juvenile cases are handled, vary from state to state. Depending on the

severity of the crime committed can determine whether the prosecutor decides to rehabilitate the

adolescent or send them to an adult court. This article can help with my service hours by stating

how juveniles can be processed as an adult in a court system.

Stimson, Charles D. "Opponents of Juvenile LWOP Misrepresent the Facts." Should Juveniles

Be

Given Life Without Parole? Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Apr. 2017. Originally

published as "Adult Time for Adult Crime: Sentencing Under Siege," The Foundry, 19

Oct. 2009.