What Doesn T Juveniles Be Tried As An Adult?
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Age: It’s Not Just a Number
Not too long ago the House of Representatives approved “The Juvenile Crime Control Act of 1997” which would greatly increase the number of juveniles convicted and incarcerated in adult facilities. When I was made aware of this I took it upon myself to research juveniles tried as which in turn caused me to question whether juveniles should be tried as adult. Many claim that the age of the juvenile does not matter, if the child is old enough to do the crime they must do the time. On the contrary, I came to find that not only age but mental development in terms of cognitive development, the development of mental maturity and, formulation of personal identity have a lot to do with how the …show more content…
It was a horrible tragedy of rough housing gone wrong. Unfortunately Lionel had to pay the ultimate price of his innocence and his freedom. At the young age of fourteen he was sentenced to a life sentence. He was later released after various appeals after having served three years in prison. Upon being released ad sentenced to a year under house arrest Lionel was seen outside his home wielding a knife bumping up his probation to fifteen years. It came to no surprise that a few months later Lionel was arrested for holding up a pizza delivery guy at gun point (Scott 4-5).
This is a very clear example of a youth not fully comprehending the severity of their actions and later having to pay the price. Many would argue that he did not commit those crimes because since he was a criminal at a young age he will always be a criminal. It seems as though having spent those three years in a prison along with hardened criminals along with the fact that he was not mature enough to truly comprehend the severity of what he had done lead to a very lost and angry
Professor
Class
Date
Age: It’s Not Just a Number
Not too long ago the House of Representatives approved “The Juvenile Crime Control Act of 1997” which would greatly increase the number of juveniles convicted and incarcerated in adult facilities. When I was made aware of this I took it upon myself to research juveniles tried as which in turn caused me to question whether juveniles should be tried as adult. Many claim that the age of the juvenile does not matter, if the child is old enough to do the crime they must do the time. On the contrary, I came to find that not only age but mental development in terms of cognitive development, the development of mental maturity and, formulation of personal identity have a lot to do with how the …show more content…
It was a horrible tragedy of rough housing gone wrong. Unfortunately Lionel had to pay the ultimate price of his innocence and his freedom. At the young age of fourteen he was sentenced to a life sentence. He was later released after various appeals after having served three years in prison. Upon being released ad sentenced to a year under house arrest Lionel was seen outside his home wielding a knife bumping up his probation to fifteen years. It came to no surprise that a few months later Lionel was arrested for holding up a pizza delivery guy at gun point (Scott 4-5).
This is a very clear example of a youth not fully comprehending the severity of their actions and later having to pay the price. Many would argue that he did not commit those crimes because since he was a criminal at a young age he will always be a criminal. It seems as though having spent those three years in a prison along with hardened criminals along with the fact that he was not mature enough to truly comprehend the severity of what he had done lead to a very lost and angry