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California Proposition 21, known also as Prop 21, was a proposition proposed and passed in 2000 that increased a variety of criminal penalties for crimes committed by youth and incorporated many youth offenders into the adult criminal justice system. [2]
7 mar 2000 · Proposition 21—the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act—will toughen the law to safeguard you and your family. Despite great strides made recently in the war against adult crime, California Department of Justice records indicate violent juvenile crime arrests—murders, rapes, robberies, attempted murders and aggravated assaults ...
Currently, a minor 14 years of age or older can be tried as an adult for certain offenses. Generally, in order for this to occur, the prosecutor must file a petition with the juvenile court asking the court to transfer the juvenile to adult court for prosecution.
In the State of California, Proposition 21 gives court judges the authority to determine whether a juvenile, of at least sixteen years of age, will be tried as an adult or as a juvenile. A juvenile between the ages of 14 and 16 may only be tried as an adult if the criminal offense is a serious violent crime or sexual assault.
Proposition 21 was passed in 2000 reflecting the public’s reaction and desire to increase penalties for and to reduce the incidence of gang violence and juvenile crime in California.
25 lut 2021 · In a highly anticipated opinion filed in O.G. v. Superior Court today, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld S.B. 1391 against challenges to its constitutionality. The measure, enacted in 2018, prohibits the transfer of 14 and 15-year-olds to the adult criminal system.
1 sty 2000 · The proposition would expand the number of children tried as adults in order to combat what it calls the "larger and more ominous threat" of crime by youth.
