Advantages and Disadvantages of Juveniles Being Tried As Adults Records show that courts with juvenile jurisdiction disposed more than 1.3 million delinquency cases in 2010. However‚ according to the website of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention‚ data gathered from 1996 to 2014 shows a 65% decrease in the number of juvenile crimes committed by adolescents aged 10-17. Despite these numbers‚ it is still a sad reality that there are still too many adolescents who are commiting
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afford my living without my parents . Some young adults want independence from their parents as soon as possible. Other young adults prefer to live with their families for a long time. Some adults do not want to stay apart from their parents because they think they wont be able to manage their financial expense while other need the guidance of their parents in decision making. Parents always think that their kids remain kid even when they become adults. This is a hundred percent correct with our Asian
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population.”Juvenile Offenders are classified by most legal systems in Western nations as people who have not reached the age of majority‚ which is the legal definition for the threshold of adulthood.”The age that is considered as an adult in most of the U.S. is 18 years old.And some states the age considered for adults in the legal system is as young as 14 for a violent crime.Children who commit violent crimes should be tried as adults because they could repeat their offense‚ they should be treated
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An advantage to juveniles being handled in adult court is that many juveniles would not be arrested anymore for crimes considered against the law presently for minors. Many adolescent offenders are arrested for minor crimes now and if they are already on probation many trivial acts such as a suspension from school for “anything” can push them into a juvenile placement long term. I have seen it many times. Kids that are on probation for something they did 2 years prior such as at the age of 14
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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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Introduction to Juvenile Law and Why They Should Not be Tried as Adults ENG 215 January 16‚ 2014 Should minors be tried as adults when convicting a crime? The first reason for selecting this research topic was because this subject is very complicated to understand thoroughly‚ and maybe this paper will help people better understand the issues. The second reason for selecting this topic was to show the audience and professor that this is a beneficial topic to read about
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A child that commits a serious crime should not be tried as an adult due to a lack of brain development in adolescents. According to Laurence Steinberg‚ a psychology professor at Temple University‚ “Brain systems implicated in basic cognitive processes reach adult levels of maturity by mid-adolescence‚ whereas those that are active in self-regulation do not fully mature until late adolescence or even early adulthood.” As an individual gets older‚ so do things like their brain‚ and body. According
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Morris Kent was 16 years old when police arrested and charged him for multiple counts of burglary‚ robbery‚ and rape. The teen was already on probation in Washington D.C. for prior burglaries and theft. The prosecutor on the case wanted Kent’s trial to happen in adult court. His reasons included Kent’s criminal history and the serious nature of the current charges. Kent’s lawyer‚ of course‚ wanted the case to stay in juvenile court. Had the judge allowed a hearing‚ Kent’s lawyer would have argued
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(or waiver to adult court) is unduly harsh for youth whose brains have not fully formed” (Should Adolescents). Many facts point to the conclusion that juveniles should not be tried as adults. Although some believe children should be punished for what they have done‚ it should not be done in such a harsh and permanent method. Juveniles make bad decisions‚ but they are somewhat not responsible for doing so. Excluding the case of violent crimes‚ such as murder and rape‚ children should never be tried
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government have altered the rights of the young adults of today and their right to vote? Well‚ consider this. Today’s young adults would like to vote‚ but that isn’t possible. The young adults of today are mature‚ and well interested in voting. We should decrease the minimum voting age of 18 to 16 because teens suffer double standards‚ and that they should have the power to shape their own future. The young adults of today suffer double standards just like adults; however‚ they do not have the freedom to
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