Juvenile Justice System In America An academic paper submitted to the in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Criminal Justice Written under the direction of the Office of the Faculty Advisor CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 3 II. JUVENILE CRIME 5 III. JUVENILE COURT 7 IV. PUNISHMENT AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS 10 V. BASICS OF JUVENILE JUSTICE 15 BIBLIOGRAPHY 18  INTRODUCTION Since ancient times, enlightened legal systems have distinguished between juvenile delinquents and adult criminals. The immature generally were not considered morally responsible for their behavior. Under the code Napoleon in Fran