Lewis Thomas

As a species, taking all in all, we are still too young, too juvenile, to be trusted. We have spread across the face of the earth in just a few thousand years, no time at all as evolution clocks time, covering all livable parts of the planet, endangering other forms of life, and now threatening ourselves.

American Scientist

Walter Dean Myers

I began going to juvenile prisons. And some of these kids face some very, very tough lives. How do they handle these lives? Do they even know that if their life is bad, that they're still OK? Do they know that? Do they know that someone is thinking the same way that they're thinking?

American Writer

Q'orianka Kilcher

I think it's important for us as a society to remember that the youth within juvenile justice systems are, most of the time, youths who simply haven't had the right mentors and supporters around them - because of circumstances beyond their control.

German Actress

Anne Reid

My teacher at RADA said I was going to have trouble when I left because I wasn't an obvious juvenile lead, although I could do both comedy and drama. But I understood enough to know that my career was going to be a marathon, not a sprint.

English Actress

Andrew Vachss

I did criminal defense work part-time, and that paid the bills for representing abused and neglected children... and for defending in juvenile court those kids the 'child protective system' had missed when it had the chance.

American Author

Lil B

When I was younger, I was thinking of ways I could get respect so people wouldn't bother me. I was down for whatever. I ended up going to juvenile hall, facing a good amount of time for a first-time offense.

American Musician

Dirk Kempthorne

Experts say that if children can't read by the end of the fifth grade, they lose self-confidence and self-esteem, making them more likely to enter the juvenile justice system.

American Politician

Adam Rapp

I would hope that the staffs at juvenile detention centers and reform schools are carefully chosen so that there is a community of support and hope.

American Novelist

Isaac Asimov

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.

George W. Bush

I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun.

American President

Indicates material or topics suitable for a younger audience.

Age-Specific Content

Describing books, activities, it doesn't imply negativity, just targeted age.

Non-Insulting

Used to refer to individuals below the legal adulthood age.

Legal Age Limits

Suggests that the presence of a responsible adult is required.

Adult Supervision

Sometimes used to criticize a lack of maturity in behavior or attitudes.

Negative Connotation

Although it means immature, adults can exhibit juvenile traits too.

Not Just For Kids

Used in legal contexts to refer specifically to youth in the legal system.

Specialized Legal Term

Implies a unique set of laws and procedures for the young.

System Context

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Lessons from death row...

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 hundred swifts mostly juveniles that have fallen from the nest young swifts will be fed insect prey by their mother so the team here have to hand feed them until they can be released so dan tell us a little bit about what you do here at secret world

Small Creatures In Need...

 such as difficulty breathing or being prone to spinal injuries. Humanity’s longest experiment in controlled evolution has had other side effects as well. Generations of selection for tameness have favored more juvenile and submissive traits

A brief history of dogs...

 freezing over if the water freezes the juvenile belugas won't be able to breathe at the surface and will eventually drown according to foster some of the orcas appear to have developed a skin condition often associated with exposure

Nearly 100 Captive Orcas...

 Now think about that. They're basically retaining their juvenile characteristics very late in what we call ontogeny. So allometric cranial ontogeny is relative skull growth.

Jack Horner: Shape-shifti...

 Oh, gosh, straightaway. One of the juveniles has come straight up to it. Not a worry in the world. Some animals are surprised when they see their own reflection

Mirror Mirror: Gorillas...

 And since adult squid tend to cannibalize juveniles, soaring above the surf can help ensure these young squid will live to fly another day.

These squids can fly......

 Four silverbacks, three adult females, two blackbacks, one juvenile and two infants. -Right. -Yeah. We try and keep a respectful distance

Gorilla shows Steve...

 breeding season clothes adult males grow increasingly intolerant of juveniles oh dear there's virtually nothing left

Juvenile

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