While the light is never on the people who send these ones to jail. The incarceration rates should not be blamed on just the police, we should also shine the light on those people who are titled as judges. Observing the rate of black boys being sent to juvie, we can see there is some type of discrimination in courts with judges, which most people don’t see. This is important because the results impact the entire black community on top of continuous hate crimes and racist acts against them. Judges who act in their own self-interest rather than in the interest of the minors are responsible for damaging the confidence of the public when interacting with the legal system. To know that many judges in our system today continue to incarcerate young black men with the lack of evidence in their cases is unjust and needs further attention. There should be more precautions when it comes to sending anyone to jail when you can see how easy it is for them to say someone is guilty without any real evidence. 

It is important to note that this is not a universal experience for all Black boys growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods, nor is it the only factor that can contribute to violent behavior. “One study on neighborhood disadvantage and violence found that adolescents adopt street-code values in which they believe that the use of interpersonal violence is justified in acquiring and maintaining respect” When looking at this it's showing another source of why violence has been how it is, well gaining this respect in a place where everyone wants to be the head person is charged. While also having the government and police putting us into these bad situations. Black boys growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods may feel pressured to adopt these values, which include the belief that using interpersonal violence is an acceptable way of acquiring and maintaining respect. This can lead to an increased likelihood of engaging in violent acts, as they may believe that violence is necessary to prove themselves or protect their reputation. 

While it's true that juvenile detention centers are made to house children who have been found guilty of breaking the law, it's crucial to remember that their main objective should be rehabilitation rather than punishment.“ These are not ‘training schools’ or ‘centers’ or any other kind of school or academy, nor are they ‘home’. These are correctional facilities whose primary purpose is to punish” According to research, repetition cannot be decreased by punishing juvenile offenders without addressing the underlying problems that motivated their criminal activity. According to the LAO( Legislative Anlyst’s Office), effective rehabilitation programs, in other words, focus on addressing the underlying causes of criminal conduct and assisting young people gain the knowledge and tools they need to make wise decisions in the future. When some of these children had little or no sense of guidance from anybody from their homes, these juvenile detention centers were designed to teach them right from wrong. With these institutions, they only are shown what prisons are like, while not being prepared to perform better after their sentence is done.

The lack of resources and support for Black communities exacerbates the problem. Many Black families struggle to afford legal representation for their children and may not have access to the same mental health and social services as wealthier, predominantly white communities. This makes it more difficult for Black boys to receive the help they need to overcome the challenges they face. “Parens patriae  obligates the court to act beyond the need simply to protect children from the harms of noxious social circumstance or to avail them of developmental and material supports that their families have failed to provide.” It suggests that the court's responsibility under the parens patriae concept extends beyond simply shielding kids from risky social situations and providing them with financial support when their relatives have failed to do so. To ensure the child's general welfare and best interests, in other words, the court has a greater responsibility.The phrase also makes the implication that the legal system might not always respect this idea. The court may take measures to protect children from immediate harm or to care for their basic material requirements, but it's possible that it won't always take the child's overall well-being and best interests, such as their emotions into account. The quote also emphasizes the possible drawbacks and weaknesses of the parents patriae concept in the legal system and the necessity for ongoing evaluation and development of how the legal system treats the requirements and rights of children.

In the Philly community, we have a high rate of young African American people being sent to jail. In 2009, the District Courthouse in Scranton, PA saw the highest rate of this statement being healed These judges did not serve anytime for incarcerating over 200 kids as young as the age of 8 running many lives for kickbacks and money. “The judge often ordered youths he had found delinquent to be immediately shackled, handcuffed, and taken away without giving them a chance to put up a defense or even say goodbye to their families.” These are the people that we look upon to keep the wrongdoers off of the street. The government is barely taking any action to help and the system fails to take accountability for their actions. Black boys in Philadelphia are more likely to receive harsher punishments including longer periods of confinement and more frequent use of solitary confinement.