Why Do Juveniles Deserve Life Sentencing
Jazmyne Garcia
Shywanda Royal
English 12b
04/6/16
Juveniles deserve life sentencing
It is more likely for teenagers to commit heinous crimes when they have been emotionally and physically abused. Teenagers who suffer from a mental illness are more likely to commit recidivism than an adult that has random encounters with the law. Prosecutors who try juveniles as adults believe that a crime is a crime, even if the person who committed it was a young adult. Typically, juveniles who display a propensity for committing crime will continue to do so, even as they get older. Their crimes may even become more serious in nature. Therefore, teens that commit heinous crimes should be punished for their obnoxious behavior. In “Juvenile Doesn’t Deserve Life Sentences” by Gail Garinger, he states that “a juvenile doesn’t deserve life in prison because most teens haven’t reached their full maturity”. He suggested that young offenders can be rehabilitated and possibly released at age 18 or 21. Recently, there …show more content…
Being traumatized at a young age makes it hard for a person to tolerate their existence. Eventually this trauma can turn their immaturity and narcissistic views into “obsessive behavior.” As with adults, some adolescents kill because they are chronically aggressive, cold and unfeeling, deprived of love or gratification, they feel justified while escalating to violence. Some will kill because they "explode" in response to a history of "over-controlled hostility, they tend to lash out after feeling victimized and nurturing longstanding resentment. Usually killings are more dramatic if they are committed by the psychotic, being disturbed and disordered thoughts and a tenuous grasp on reality. Juveniles should be trailed on their violent or homicidal behavior, despite the offender being adolescent or an
Shywanda Royal
English 12b
04/6/16
Juveniles deserve life sentencing
It is more likely for teenagers to commit heinous crimes when they have been emotionally and physically abused. Teenagers who suffer from a mental illness are more likely to commit recidivism than an adult that has random encounters with the law. Prosecutors who try juveniles as adults believe that a crime is a crime, even if the person who committed it was a young adult. Typically, juveniles who display a propensity for committing crime will continue to do so, even as they get older. Their crimes may even become more serious in nature. Therefore, teens that commit heinous crimes should be punished for their obnoxious behavior. In “Juvenile Doesn’t Deserve Life Sentences” by Gail Garinger, he states that “a juvenile doesn’t deserve life in prison because most teens haven’t reached their full maturity”. He suggested that young offenders can be rehabilitated and possibly released at age 18 or 21. Recently, there …show more content…
Being traumatized at a young age makes it hard for a person to tolerate their existence. Eventually this trauma can turn their immaturity and narcissistic views into “obsessive behavior.” As with adults, some adolescents kill because they are chronically aggressive, cold and unfeeling, deprived of love or gratification, they feel justified while escalating to violence. Some will kill because they "explode" in response to a history of "over-controlled hostility, they tend to lash out after feeling victimized and nurturing longstanding resentment. Usually killings are more dramatic if they are committed by the psychotic, being disturbed and disordered thoughts and a tenuous grasp on reality. Juveniles should be trailed on their violent or homicidal behavior, despite the offender being adolescent or an