新闻：
Juvenile Deliquency
13-year- old girl charged with 15 felony counts for school threats in Pennsylvania
YORK, Pa. — A 13-year-old girl has been charged with15 felony counts of terroristic threatsin connection with threats made to Central York School District last week.
The York County District Attorney's office announced the charges on Tuesday, the day after Central York resumed classes. School was closed three days last week because of the threats.
The girl is being charged as a juvenile because the offenses she's charged with don't meet the statutory criteria foran adult criminal offense, the district attorney's office said.
Unlike the adult system, there are no sentencing guidelines — minimum or maximum penalties —for juvenile offenders. A judge makes the ultimate disposition, according to Kyle King, a spokesman for the district attorney's office.
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York defense attorney Chris Ferro also talked about the differences between the adult and juvenile criminal justice systems when it comes to possible punishments.
"There's a huge difference between the adult criminal justice system and the juvenile criminal justice system as it relates to penalty," Ferro said. "In the juvenile system, most sentencing is geared toward rehabilitation and treatment, not so much punishment."
Several mothers of Central York School District students explain their feelings after police have identified the source of the Central York School District threats. Anthony J. Machcinski, York Daily RecordAnthony J. Machcinski, York Daily Record
There are no specific guidelines that mandate a specific penalty in the juvenile system, Ferro said. The judge has a lot of discretion with juvenile cases, and penalties could range from informal probation up to a long-term placement in a juvenile facility.
"There's always concerns of safety of the public, and I'm not saying that punishment doesn't play any role" in juvenile cases, Ferro said. "But the primary role is the child and the rehabilitative efforts to make sure this doesn't happen again."
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One thing that is common in the criminal justice system is ordering the payment of restitution when appropriate. Restitution is "a fixed cost for the harm caused to a victim and it is something that would have to be paid by a juvenile" as part of their sentencing, Ferro said. He said it would have to be determined whether police overtime pay stemming from a criminal investigation could be recouped through restitution.
Police began investigating after two threats against Central York School District were discovered the night of Feb. 19 and the morning of Feb. 20.In response, police launched a task force and beefed up their presence at schools across the district. Central York School District, at the recommendation of police, closedWednesday.
In the first threat, a Central York High School student on Feb. 19 overheard another in the hallway say, “Don’t come to school tomorrow.” Details became distorted as this information was shared and passed around on social media, police said.
A second threat,uncovered on social media the morning of Feb. 20,mentioned the policepresence at the high school and in response, focused on the middle and elementary schools. Later that morning, another social media post threatened that the person would be "coming all week."
Classes resumed Monday. School officials said the day went well.
新闻大意：
一名13岁的女孩被控15项重罪，罪名是与上周对中央约克学区的威胁有关的恐怖威胁。周二，约克县地方检察官办公室宣布了这项指控，就在中央约克恢复上课的第二天。由于受到威胁，学校上周停课了三天。该地区检察官办公室称，这名女孩被指控为未成年人，因为她被指控的罪行不符合成年刑事犯罪的法定标准。
看法
与成人制度不同的是，没有针对少年犯的量刑指南--最低或最高刑罚。在青少年制度中，大多数判决都是针对教育改过自新的，而不是更多的惩罚。在青少年制度中没有具体的准则来规定具体的处罚。赔偿更多的是针对父母，并不能给青少年犯罪起到实质性的作用。对于青少年犯罪，究竟用什么样的处罚措施对我们来说还是一个问题。
