Juveniles should not be tried the same way as adults are for the crimes they commit to a certain degree. For many kids being a juvenile delinquent isn’t even entirely their fault. Juveniles also just aren’t at the right mindset to be going to prisons at young ages. There are other courses of action that can be taken to help the troubled child out other then locking them up like adults. A juvenile is a child under the age of 18 but in some states the maximum age is 16 (find law)‚ a juvenile delinquent
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considered children. But adolescents are old enough to know that committing a crime is wrong. Also they know what is the difference between good and bad even though their parents could have been a bad influence. Teens today are not frightened by the law‚ which gets them to commit serious crimes. Even though they are aware of consequences‚ they are aware of their age and know they have a good chance of getting away with a crime. Therefore‚ teenagers found guilty of heinous crimes should be tried as an
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In the United States‚ twenty million children are experiencing physical‚ verbal and emotional abuse from parents who are addicted to alcohol. Growing up in an alcoholic house can leave emotional scars that may last a lifetime. This is tragic because we consider that childhood is the foundation on which our entire lives are fabricated. When a child’s efforts to bond with an addicted parent are handicapped‚ the result is confusion and intense anxiety. In order to survive in a home deficient‚ of
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More than 200‚000 children are prosecuted in adult courts each year. All 50 states can prosecute a child‚ under the age of 16 years old‚ as an adult (Young & Gainsborough‚ 2000). Between 1992 and 1997‚ forty two states and the District of Columbia enacted legislation to enable juvenile offenders to be transferred to adult prisons (Young & Gainsborough‚ 2000). Missouri and Indiana lowered the minimum age for transfer to an adult facility from 16 years of age to the incredibly young age of ten (Flesch
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Children are too immature and unwise to be more honest‚ and less hypocritical than grown-ups. Although children have the ability to tell the truth‚ they don’t have the proper tools to express themselves. For example‚ a child would say the truth to an individual whose day is going horribly. The truth would be that the person’s clothes are dirty‚ but the person just came from a hard day of work and his or her boss was aggressive with feedback on their clothes as well. In addition to the boss‚ the child’s
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grasping objects. Child – the child starts to go to school and go to activities with other children. They have exercises at school‚ they develop their moves. Teenager – during this time a teenager experiences their bodies change. For example‚ they start to grow taller. They exercise a lot and they try to be fit. Adult – they do not exercise a lot any more‚ women have menopause‚ their body and hormones change. Adults are little overweight‚ because of lees exercise. Elderly – in these age people stop
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Children of all ages desire the love and support of adults. Infants are very curious and are able to learn a lot on their own just by exploring. However I feel having an interested and engaged adult is still needed in order for an infant to learn. The interference of an adult only encourage the child’s development. Well a child is playing adults have many opportunities to support their learning. For example‚ if an infant is playing with a car an adult can be their supporting the child’s learning
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the justice system and its decisions. Among those decisions is the decision to sentence a juvenile as an adult and place them within a adult prison‚ rather than in a juvenile detention center. Just as in most things in life‚ the justice system is not black and white. Some agree with juvenile incarceration and others reckon children should be treated true to their age and as what they are‚ children. These academic journals‚ articles and opinion pieces attempt to make some sense of
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Juvenile Justice: Should Minors be charged as Adults? A movement has taken hold of our nation to change the juvenile justice system‚ and erase any distinction between young offenders and adult criminals. Almost all fifty states have changed their juvenile justice laws‚ allowing more youths to be tried as adults and scrapping long-time efforts to help rehabilitate delinquent kids and prevent future crimes. It seems to be plain and simple‚ a minor in this country is defined as a person under the age
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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
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