• People who are below a certain age threshold cannot form, according to the law, the requisite intent to be convicted of a crime.

• In general, children under the age of 18 (i.e., juveniles)

are charged and adjudicated in the juvenile justice system. Those over 18 are prosecuted and tried in the adult system.

• There are three main mechanisms for treating juveniles as adults: legislative exclusion, waivers, and concurrent jurisdiction.

Questions:-

1. Describe the common law presumptions regarding age and the capacity to commit crime.
2. Describe three ways that a juvenile can be treated as an adult in regard to a criminal prosecution.
3. What, in your opinion, is the appropriate age that a person should be tried in adult court?