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bluestateguy

(44,173 posts) Wed Oct 28, 2015, 02:39 PM Oct 2015

Is there a separate juvenile justice system for young white collar criminals?

Are juveniles who commit non-violent crimes sent to the same juvenile detention facility as the violent kids?

Kids who hack their school computers to change their grades; or maybe kids who make a shitload of money mowing lawns and selling baseball cards and don't report their income to the IRS; or kids who mastermind an illegal youth football gambling ring.

I'm not taking a position on that, just asking.

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Is there a separate juvenile justice system for young white collar criminals? (Original Post) bluestateguy Oct 2015 OP

They probably did not steal enough to qualify for being a "white collar" criminal. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #1

There has to be something for rich kids. Maybe they just take doc03 Oct 2015 #2

If the kid's parents have money, hifiguy Oct 2015 #3

LiberalArkie

(15,734 posts)

1. They probably did not steal enough to qualify for being a "white collar" criminal.

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 02:41 PM

Oct 2015

doc03

(35,433 posts)

2. There has to be something for rich kids. Maybe they just take

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 02:45 PM

Oct 2015

their cell phone from them for punishment.

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

3. If the kid's parents have money,

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 03:55 PM

Oct 2015

real money, the kid never sees the inside of the juvie system. Unless they commit murder or kidnapping.

Some animals are much more equal than other animals.

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