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Mears (2014) A system of justice that could both punish and rehabilitate juvenile criminals was the original intent of the juvenile court.

Mears (2014) A system of justice that could both punish and rehabilitate juvenile criminals was the original intent of the juvenile court. The degree to which people support "balanced" juvenile justice here defined as the use of both rehabilitation and punishment in sanctioning juvenile offenders is influenced by the core values that gave rise to the juvenile court system, but no research has quantified or investigated this relationship. Using findings from studies of juvenile justice and theoretical accounts of punitive viewpoints, this article investigates hypotheses on such support. Approaches to Punishing Juvenile Offenders for Violent Offenses This research uses multinomial logistic regression to analyze the opinions of 866 college students majoring in criminal justice and criminology on the topic of juvenile offenders' punishment. Final Product Results show that most people were in favor of a fair system of punishment and rehabilitation for violent offenders, while around a third wanted a more punitive approach and the rest wanted a more rehabilitation-focused system. People who thought that young people may change for the better and should get help were more inclined to favor a rehabilitation-focused approach to punishment or balanced justice. Final thought’s public opinion on child punishment is complex, with many competing philosophical frameworks; studies should aim to take these frameworks into consideration in order to better understand the juvenile court's role in society.