Do you agree with this analysis why or why not ?

Having worked as a juvenile detention officer in Tennessee, I see and understand both sides. Based on my experience I believe that the juvenile court system is most appropriate for juvenile offenders. We had three inmates all aged 17 at the time of the offense that were being tried as adults for burglary and murder. Even though they were being tried as adults we housed them until they turned 18 because they were technically still juveniles. Based on their crimes they were separated from the rest of the inmates and had to conduct class and rec time by themselves. The juvenile judge at the time typically goes with trying to help kids and provide rehabilitation options over long term jail sentences. Unless the crime is heinous enough to be covered under the adult court system (even then if they are not 18), juveniles should be housed at juvenile facilities.

When housing and processing juveniles, keeping them out of the adult system is the main goal. One way to do that is to keep them from even seeing that side of the system by not housing them in adult prisons. Another main goal is to provide rehabilitation instead of incarceration. It has been showed that Some experts now promote intervention rather than incarceration to help reduce juvenile recidivism rates. A study on the issue found that juveniles are 38% less likely to return to crime if they enter a restorative justice program rather than becoming incarcerated. (Juvenile, 2021). I am a strong advocate for rehabilitation in juvenile offenders. I believe that if you can get to the root of the problem and helped that child learn and overcome from it then you have a much better chance of that kid living a promising and productive life.