You have recently been appointed by your state legislature to review the current juvenile law in your state. One of the responsibilities you have is to recommend a change to the minimum and maximum ages of juveniles court jurisdiction in your state. Currently the maximum age of juvenile court jurisdiction is 16. Therefore a person who commits an offense at age 16 is a juvenile whereas a 17 year old is an adult. The minimum age of juvenile court jurisdiction is 12. Therefore a person who commits an offense when 11 years old cannot be handled by the juvenile court system. You have studied the age minimums and maximums in all states and reviewed the statistics for juvenile adjudication. What would you recommend to the state legislature as the new minimum and maximum ages of juvenile court jurisdiction? What factors led you to raise or lower the current maximum age of juvenile court jurisdiction? What factors led you to raise or lower the current minimum age of juvenile court jurisdiction?

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