Have you ever wondered what the process is for a minor? How is this different from adult court? What is the procedure for obtaining a waiver in adult court? The first juvenile court was established in Cook County in 1899. You are a minor until the age of eighteen. After that, you are considered an adult. Until you reach adulthood, you go to juvenile court and, in fewer cases, adult court. Once you turn eighteen and are in trouble with the law, you go to adult court. Few minors are exempt from appearing in adult court. Normally, they stay in juvenile court until they turn eighteen. There are many factors to consider when sending a juvenile to adult court. Everything from their criminal history to the offense they committed. There are laws stating that if you commit crime A or B, you are automatically sent to adult court. The goal of juvenile court is to rehabilitate the minor so that he or she does not reoffend. They don't really punish the minor, just what is in the minor's best interest. Also when you go through the legal process. Your parents are involved, whereas in adult court your parents are not involved. Before 1899, no juvenile court existed. This changed when Illinois had the first juvenile court to hold a hearing in 1899. Illinois passed the Juvenile Court Act of 1899, which created the first juvenile court in the country. The courts created parens patriae, another word for the state as parent. It was created to justify the right of the state to intervene in the lives of children in a way different from the normal way the adult court interacts with the lives of adults. It was also created for the state to take action or ...... middle of paper ...... court and you get your sentence. Even if you are in adult court, you will not go to a jail or prison until you turn eighteen. You stay in a juvenile detention center until you turn eighteen. Then you are transported to either jail or prison to complete your sentence. Works Cited Youth Services Division. (2014, 12 15). Retrieved from Division of Youth Services Juvenile Programs: http://www.in.gov/idoc/dys/2374.htmJuvenile Justice Commission-Moving Through the Juvenile Justice System. (2014, 04/15). Retrieved from the Juvenile Justice Commission: http://www.njjjc.com/info_system.htmThe juvenile justice system was founded on the concept of rehabilitation through individualized justice. (1999, 12 01). Retrieved April 15, 2014 from National Report Series, Juvenile Justice: https://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/9912_2/juv1.html