The U.S. Supreme Court has recognized that juveniles have many of the constitutional due process rights afforded adult defendants: the right to counsel, the right to notice of the charges against them, the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, and the right against self-incrimination. In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967). Juveniles also have the right to have the alleged offense proven beyond a reasonable doubt. In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358, 368 (1970). The North Carolina Juvenile Code provides additional statutory rights to juveniles, such as the right to have a parent present during in-custody interrogation, the presumption of indigency, and confidentiality of juvenile court records. G.S. 7B-2101(a), -2000(b), -3000(b). The principal rights are discussed in this chapter, although it is not intended to be exhaustive.…
Teenage years are when one finally starts to establish himself as who he wants to be, and when what he wants to be is not an option, he begins to rebel. Parents think that by making sure that a child maintains a perfect GPA will assure them a happy life, but in reality life is much more complex than that. If a child is not very smart but tries hard and makes passing grades, he should be commended not ostracized because he is not a “genius.” Yet there's another side of parenting that can be just as bad, the side that is a cheerleader for their child. The parents that believe their child can do no wrong and never punish him. When a child is not punished, he begins to believe he can do anything he wants without any repercussion, with no sense of right or wrong, the child can easily become a degenerate.…
“There’s not a chance we'll reach our full potential until we stop blaming each other and start practicing personal accountability.” Miller, J. G. (2004). Personal responsibility is important in student’s everyday lives and also toward their success in college. For most people, including students, personal responsibility is a difficult trait to master, especially when it comes to being personally responsible in studying for college. If students can master being personally responsible in their college work ethics, they will be able to achieve many great things. Students need to be able and train themselves so that they can be responsible adults and take responsibility for their own actions. Learning personal responsibility will help students to become…
Locked up: should teens be tried as adults? (2008, 04 12) Weekly Reader publication p 1…
To protect juveniles from self-incrimination, provisions were made to have the Miranda rights available before being questioned by the police. A 1979 us supreme court ruling found that juveniles should have a waiver and be old enough to understand the consequences of waiving their rights. The Miranda rights also protects juveniles against the unlawful search of their personal property, unless it is to maintain order and safety among other students and do not go beyond any suspicions one may have.…
After making a careless action and causing a problem, teenagers will not take responsibility for their actions. Teenagers will lie, cheat, and blame others to get out of bad situation. Doing this they dig a bigger hole for themselves causing them to make more unplanned actions. Teenagers could avoid all of this by accepting they did something wrong and be held accountable, but they wont because they are stubborn and hardheaded. This trait only causes more trouble for them as well as others around them.…
It is important in society today for teens and young adults to realize that negative actions usually always have negative consequences. We live in a society where parents today have not held their children accountable for their actions. Kids today think that parents will get them out of any negative situation they encounter even if they are at fault. Many times students who graduate do not realize the impact of what one poor decision could mean. One poor decision could result in jail or prison time which in turn could affect the rest of their lives.…
Imagine a younger sibling or a younger cousin of yours, curious and happy, not having a care in the world. They have not yet seen the dangers of the world. Now, picture this in your head, picture there usually happy faces are now covered with fear and a sad face. Once they were free but now they are wearing shackles around their arms and their legs, shackles to big for them, shackles meant for someone older. Shackles not meant for them. Imagine if the last time you saw your younger sibling/cousin you saw them, you see them getting escorted into a big metal cage and you watch as the door slams right in their little faces. It would be awful seeing that. Kids under the age of 16 should not go to jail, even if they do commit the heinous of crimes, because they are children. Adolescents are old enough to understand the difference between right and wrong, but they are too young to make the right choices yet. As Laurence Steinberg, Professor at Temple University, says “The teenage brain is like a car with a good accelerator but has a weak brake.” Studies have shown that based on adolescent’s brain development, adolescents are more likely to act on impulse, misread social cues and emotions, and/or engage in risky behavior. Adolescents are less likely to think before they act, or pause to consider the potential consequences of their actions. These brain differences don’t mean that young people can’t make good decisions or tell the difference between right and wrong. It also doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t be held responsible for their actions. It just means that adolescents are not able to make wise decisions. Another reason why kids shouldn’t go to jail is that it is wrong to hold kids to adult standards. Children are not permitted to the same rights as an adult because of their inability to make wise decisions.Scientists have identified a “specific region of the brain called the amygdala which is responsible for instinctual reactions including fear and aggressive…
How were you when you were young? Didn’t you try to experiment with anything? I’m sure you did.…
“In 2013, there were 26.5 births for every 1,000 adolescent females ages 15-19, or 273,105 babies born to females in this age group.” Some of these unplanned pregnancies may have been prevented if those minors had access to their own health records and medical decisions. “Adolescents' brains are not adequately developed to make these kinds of decisions, that they are heavily influenced by social and emotional reactions, including the wishes of friends and family.” This was stated during the case of a nearly 18 year old girl who was being forced to go through six months of chemotherapy against her wished by the law because she was unable to make adequate decisions. She was just months away from making her own decisions…
Conclusion Introduction Do you believe that teenagers are responsible enough to make their own decisions? This argument topic is very common within the age group of 15-18 year olds. There has been research stating that giving a little freedom to a teen to make a decision is a great way of learning responsibility. It’s a great controversy but I believe that parents should still guide their teen till they’re 18, but let them have some freedom. We have parents for a reason. It's their jobs to show and guide us. Without our parents , teens will enter the adult world with no experience and knowledge of the outside world. Regardless of the fact if they are 15, 16, or 17, they are still considered to be minors. The parent consent is very important in a teen’s life. A parent's advice can go a long way. A parent does whats best for their child. My Argument In my opinion I think the teens are right when it comes down to this situation. I think that its healthy that the teen has freedom in order for them to gain experience and be comfortable with making their own decisions. Let the teens experience their teenage years and gain experience. Its important that they feel the confidence to go on their own. I have concluded that my decision is that parents should let their teens start making their OWN decision once they're 18. I don't agree fully on either side. Many would differ from my opinion, but as I have said before, one should have the liberty to make a decision. However giving the right to the teen to think for them self and to try to make a decision will benefit and make them a better person. Teens need to have their own personalities. Too much control can lead to rebellion. What's going to happen the day when they step out of the shadow of their parent and do things for them self for the first and they won't know what to do.…
The effects of indiscipline among the youth are manifold. Indiscipline is defined as a lack of discipline. Some of the effects of indiscipline among the youth include lack of respect for teachers, parents and other senior figures. It could be argued that the indiscipline of certain individuals has reduced the morality and ethics of many young people. The effect of the downfall in morals and ethics are caused, in part, by the education of the young people, in that teachers are no longer responsible for setting limits, merely for ensuring that certain targets are met. As discipline is no longer present, the lack of discipline does not present any sense of shame as the indiscipline is not tied to immorality anymore. The lack of guidance given to young people means that the conduct they show is not an important facet of their lives anymore. General consensus is that the values that have influenced morality are instilled inside the family, and that it is improved family values that will reverse the current trend. Most young people today believe in having things their own way. If they don't get their own way then they often go off the rails. Parents seem more afraid of children and they do not seem to realise that by constantly giving in to their demands they are making them uncontrollable and undisciplined. Indiscipline is classed as a behavioral disorder and is the cause of mental, emotional, and in some cases, physical damage. Some would argue that parents, teachers and society should shoulder some of the blame for the indiscipline currently evident amongst today's youth. Parents may be to blame as they give their children too much freedom, whereas teachers could be to blame for not focusing on things that the child is good at. Society is also to blame as the current education system does not prepare a child for employment. The curriculum is so varied that children are not gaining enough practical knowledge.…
"Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful", quoted Samuel Johnson. Integrity in the eyes of a teenager means not cheating in class, obeying and respecting school rules, and finishing and completing anything assigned in school.…
Teenagers live in a society where individual thinking often comes in conflict with obedience to a group. For teenagers it is difficult not to adhere to the social expectations of their peers. Though it is difficult preserving their individuality against group thinking and going against their peers, not giving into peer pressure saves teens from dropping out of educational institutions, and criminality and drug use.…
Being responsible/ is a learned behavior. Sometimes// we want everything to be easy. I often hear some students say /"Bakit may P.E tayo,hindi naman natin magagamit pag nagtrabaho na tayo”. We have so many complaints in terms our studies. As Mr. Olarte once said “Kapag nag enrolll ka siguraduhin mong papasukan mo yung mga klase mo.” Most of us /take our studies for granted/ not taking in consideration the effects of these actions/ to our future. So//, why do we need to take responsibility of our studies?…