The American juvenile justice system is made up of a network of juvenile courts across the country. A juvenile court (or young offender's court) is a court that has special authority to try and pass judgments for crimes committed by children or adolescents who have not yet attained the age of majority. In judicial systems today, crimes committed by children and adolescents are treated differently than if an adult committed the same crime.
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