Capital Punishment For Juveniles Research Paper

Kurt Kumili once said, “Having [been a prosecutor] now for nearly 12 years, I have seen time and time and time again kids who were lost causes turn their lives around”. The decisions we make as teenagers shouldn’t define us for the rest of our lives. The severity of juvenile punishment should be lessened. Tax money can be put towards counseling, behavior classes, and community service instead of a juvenile facility. The court system should also make the maximum sentencing for juveniles ten years. Lastly, the court systems should eliminate trying juveniles as adults. Even though all crimes should be punished, there should be a decadence in the severity of juvenile punishments. Instead putting the taxpayer’s money towards jailing juveniles,
Jailing juveniles for an excessive amount of time isn't going to help them in the long run. For example, “Successful rehabilitation, many argue, is better for society in the long run than releasing someone who's spent their entire young adult life in general prison population” (Jessica Reaves). Instead of letting the juveniles suffer long sentences in jail they should be able to be rehabilitated so they can learn from their mistakes. Also, if long and harsh jail time is given to juveniles, then they won’t give the juveniles a chance to get their life back together before they are too old. Getting out sooner will help them find jobs, go to school, and put the broken pieces back
It is clear that putting taxpayer’s money towards counseling, behavioral, and community service will be more productive and will help the juveniles be rehabilitated into society. In addition, making the maximum sentence 10 years will be beneficial because they would have time to start their life over when they are released. Lastly, trying juveniles as an adult should be terminated because it doesn't necessarily show any positive results. Making juveniles rot in prison for the rest of their life, for a crime they committed as an adolescent, is not