The Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedoms and protections to U.S. citizens. The due process amendments were established to safeguard the citizen. The rights in the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Amendments are not restricted by age. Individual rights should be preserved. If anyone's rights are abridged, we are all at risk of losing our rights and our liberty.
Juveniles are citizens of the state, entitled to the protection thereof.
The state should not overprotect the juvenile by not allowing constitutional guarantees. Juvenile justice should indeed be just. Juvenile offenders, like adults, must assume responsibility for their acts. Statistics show that serious juvenile crime is on the increase. Justice for juveniles under the current system is at risk.