a punishment when they are broken. The same should apply‚ if a juvenile is to commit a heinous crime like homicide or first-degree murder‚ they should be tried and sentenced for the crime. Therefore‚ I do agree that juveniles should be tried as an adult when they commit the same crimes as that of an adult. When it comes to charging juveniles as adults‚ it always start a controversial argument. Many people say that juvenile shouldn’t be charged as adults because “they are just kids” or “they didn’t
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life in prison for a crime you either committed or were just in the wrong place at the wrong time . In today’s society juveniles get put into prison for life for crimes usually pertaining to adults. Therefore should they be tried as adults ? The answer that i strongly believe is yes because a crime is a crime no matter who committed it because you can’t go around just killing people and getting away with it just for being under aged. Committing a murder and it’s a federal crime and the punishment i
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I don’t think that violent juveniles should be tried as adults. Because when they’re tried as adults they can get the death sentence or life in prison. It is unfair for even the most violent juvenile to have to spend the rest of his or her life in prison or even face death row. The idea of teenagers and younger children spending the rest of their lives in prison or go on to death row is saddening to most people who hear their cases ( When Kids Get Life). Most cases of juvenile violence occur in
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Kids who committed crimes/murder have been released. Over four-hundred of them get let free because they are under the age 17. No matter how young they are they should be tried as adults. A child who committed a violent crime would only be put in juvie. This would teach them nothing kids who would come out of juvie would think crimes are ok to do and keep making them. If the crimes goes to a certain circumstance. If they were to steal and skip school they should be put in
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juvenile court treatment. Not only in California are juveniles being tried as adults‚ but other places as well. Young people are being sent away to adult prisons that most likely “Have nothing to gain‚ or nothing to lose” (Coleman). Juvenile offenders should not be treated as adults because they have a time set aside for learning and growing‚ and they are still doing just that. Also‚ they don ’t have the responsibilities of full-grown adults‚ and still depend on their parents to provide for them. There
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Juveniles Consider as Adult Mae West once said‚ “you only live once‚ but if you do it right‚ once is enough.” This saying tells us that everyone are so blessed to have an opportunity to live in this world‚ so each of us should appreciate every moment in life‚ and be wise to every action that people make. However‚ everyone has their own path in life. Unfortunately‚ some are choosing the wrong one. These days‚ most of young people are often do an illegal things like taking drugs and drinking
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consequences their actions might have. In many poor communities‚ they’re born into households where they commit crimes. Teenagers are like a sponge they absorb everything they see and if they see someone steal the think it’s alright to do it. Throughout many years‚ kids have been committing crimes in many states that have gotten them unreasonable sentences. Teens should be tried as teens‚ not as adults. The brains of adolescents aren’t fully developed
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The main point of this article is whether teens should be tried as adults by reasons of not being fully developed cognitively. Per the article by the age of 16 adolescents stop maturing‚ intellectually‚ but their psychosocial capability continues to develop well into adulthood. Also‚ the article mentions ‘short sight decision-making’‚ saying that adolescents don’t look at the consequences of their actions and are more driven by immediate gratification. So‚ this leads them to having poor impulse control
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Should juveniles be tried as an adult? To commence‚ juveniles are people that have not fully develop their brains and have no self-control at sometimes. Juveniles do make mistakes or do vulgar actions to distract them and entertain themselves throughout their childhood. However‚ if a kid murders another kid or an adult‚ then i would believe that that kid should be tried for committing the action or the parents should be tried for not concealing the weapon property. Regardless of the age‚ the kid
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Across the United States‚ thousands of children have been sentenced as adults and sent to adult prisons. Nearly 3000 nationwide have been sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Children as young as 13 years old have been tried as adults and sentenced to die in prison‚ typically without any consideration of their age or circumstances of the offense. As kadish mentioned in his article‚ there are three excuses that can and should be considered when punishing a defendant. In
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