Discuss in a meaningful way to clarify your understanding of the difference between violations of juvenile law versus delinquent acts. In the instruction below you discuss a 15-year-old who refuses to obey the parents’ rules of the home. You will analyze if the behavior falls in the scope of the juvenile courts and if the juvenile will be dealt with as a delinquent or not, and what recommendations you would make. The purpose of this assignment will give you the opportunity to apply activities in a meaningful essay application. Your essay discusses a 15-year-old who is taken before juvenile court in the county in which he resides for allegedly repeatedly refusing to obey his parents’ orders to be home before 10:00 at night. Would such behavior fall within the scope of most juvenile court acts? Would the juvenile be dealt with as a delinquent under the Uniform Juvenile Court Act recommendations? If not, why not?
