Description and Objective of a Juvenile Court

The juvenile court or teen court is a court that's operates like any other court. The only difference is that defendants, attorneys, jury, bailiff and court clerk are all teenagers. The only adults involved are the judge, the adult attorney mentors who are present for support during the trial. The defendants in a teen court are between 13 and 17. They usually are arrested for shoplifting using tobacco, alcohol or drugs and for some other assault.
The objective of the teen court is to help young people from failing in life. After the trial, if the sentence is carried out during two months…