Limiting the juvenile justice system's regulation of minor behavior and moral conduct has been used as an argument for:

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Decriminalizing status offenses is argued for on the basis that the juvenile justice system should not overly regulate minor behavior and moral conduct. Status offenses are behaviors that are not crimes if committed by adults (such as truancy or running away from home), and decriminalizing these actions is seen as a way to limit the system's control over juveniles' lives for conduct that would not be punishable if they were adults.

Limiting the Juvenile Justice System's Regulation of Minor Behavior and Moral