JUVENILE DELIQUENCY

essay-related vocabs

try sb in adult/juvenile court

• -> xét xử ai đó (try) trên phiên tòa dành cho ng lớn/vị thành niên

the adult/juvenile justice system

(justice system -> hệ thống pháp lý)

justifiable = legitimate

• -> existing or done for a good reason + acceptable

 justifiability

= the wisdom of sth

judicial waiver (n)

 -> quyết định của thẩm phán cho phép chuyển vụ án của trẻ vị thành niên sang hệ thống tòa án người lớn.

try a juvenile as an adult

• =try juvenile in adult court =  apply adult criminal justice system to criminal delinquents.

an appropriate punishment

•  -> hình phạt tương thích

be subject to Ving/N

• -> bị / phải chịu / chịu sự… (thường là điều không mong muốn, nhưng không phải lúc nào cũng tiêu cực)

a juvenile detention center

-> trại giam trẻ vị thành niên

juvenile rehabilitation center

• -> trại giáo dưỡng

repercussion (n/usually plural)

• ->an indirect and usually bad result of an action or event that may happen some time afterwards

vd: The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry.

leniency (n)

• -> the fact of being less strict than expected when punishing somebody or when making sure that rules are obeyed

closure (n)

• -> the feeling that a difficult or an unpleasant experience has come to an end or been dealt with in an acceptable way

vd: The conviction of their son's murderer helped to give them a sense of closure.

evade (doing) sth (v)

• -> to find a way of not doing something, especially something that legally or morally you should do

vd: The defendant had tried to evade payment of taxes.

retribution for sth

-> severe punishment for something seriously wrong that somebody has done

vd: People are seeking retribution for the latest terrorist outrages.

culpable (a)

•  -> responsible and deserving blame for having done something wrong

vd: The accident was the result of a culpable failure to consider the risks involved.

REPHRASE:

• juvenile (n)

-> adolescent = minor = youth = teenager

= delinquent

• criminal

-> offender = lawbreaker

juvenile criminal

teenage/juvenile/young delinquent/offender = juveniles who involve in/participate in/commit serious crime

serious crimes

• = major crimes = severe crimes

crimes

• = criminal offences = illegal/unlawful/ law-breaking/illicit acts/activities/behaviour = law violation 

commit crime

•  = perpetrate a crime = violate the law

reoffending

-> recommit crimes = commit further crimes = recidivism

punishments

• = penalty = sanction = punitive measure

the risk of reoffending

• = the likelihood of reoffending

serve the purpose of

= meet the objective of = meet the aim of

ensure the fairness of the law

• = maintain/guarantee  the fairness in legal system = promote legal fairness