Juveniles Should Be Tried As Adults
People still debate whether juveniles should be tried as adults. There are many juveniles creating adult crimes and getting away with little sentences and use excuses like being too "young" or inherited genes. Some juveniles really mean to kill or hurt someone and that is not acceptable for that person to get a little sentence. In the article "On Punishment and Teen Killers" by Jennifer Jenkins, it talks about how juveniles deserve to be tried as adults for committing commensurate crimes which is a good decision.
Juveniles are able to commit adult crimes. For that reason juveniles should be able to have an adult sentence. If juveniles are willing to do the crime, they should do the big time. Jennifer Jenkins said "She begged for the life …show more content…
People see juveniles as being clueless and not having enough experience in knowing between their rights or wrongs. In the article "Greg Ousley Is Sorry for Killing His Parents. Is That Enough?" by Scott Anderson, it states that "he told his interrogator. “They don’t seem to understand me.”(Scott Anderson 11) It seems like some juveniles feel like their parents do not care or even try to help them. Juveniles need support and love from their parents because that will shape them as a person, and show them how to treat others. If the juveniles are not raised right, then it's not their fault on how they act towards others. In the article "Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences" by Gail Garinger, it states that "Young people are biologically different from adults. Brain imaging studies reveal that the regions of the adolescent brain responsible for controlling thoughts, actions and emotions are not fully developed." Juveniles are still young and they are still learning through experiences so people can not really blame them 100 percent of the time. There are a lot of things that influence them too become evil with dangerous thoughts. Some things that influence them are like video games, how they see their parents act, violent movies and, what neighborhood they were raised
Juveniles are able to commit adult crimes. For that reason juveniles should be able to have an adult sentence. If juveniles are willing to do the crime, they should do the big time. Jennifer Jenkins said "She begged for the life …show more content…
People see juveniles as being clueless and not having enough experience in knowing between their rights or wrongs. In the article "Greg Ousley Is Sorry for Killing His Parents. Is That Enough?" by Scott Anderson, it states that "he told his interrogator. “They don’t seem to understand me.”(Scott Anderson 11) It seems like some juveniles feel like their parents do not care or even try to help them. Juveniles need support and love from their parents because that will shape them as a person, and show them how to treat others. If the juveniles are not raised right, then it's not their fault on how they act towards others. In the article "Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences" by Gail Garinger, it states that "Young people are biologically different from adults. Brain imaging studies reveal that the regions of the adolescent brain responsible for controlling thoughts, actions and emotions are not fully developed." Juveniles are still young and they are still learning through experiences so people can not really blame them 100 percent of the time. There are a lot of things that influence them too become evil with dangerous thoughts. Some things that influence them are like video games, how they see their parents act, violent movies and, what neighborhood they were raised