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Are children charged with committing crimes prosecuted similarly to adults?

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Are children charged with committing crimes prosecuted similarly to adults?

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Children are usually tried in the juvenile court system, which is a separate judicial system that focuses on rehabilitation rather than on punishment. In some serious cases, older juveniles can be charged as adults in the regular criminal court system.