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    services that are necessary for their stage in development when in adult facilities. Juveniles should not be sentenced to life in prison because the period of time can make them miss out on important things that they have to learn. I agree that juveniles should not be held in adult prison for life because this kind of action can interrupt the learning process of these teenagers. Studies shows that youth held in adult facilities are more likely to commit suicide and are at greatest

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    Do prisons deter crime? Considering the recidivism rate‚ the percentage of former prisoners who are rearrested for a similar offense‚ of the United States‚ no‚ prisons do not deter crime. The recidivism rate of prisoners in the US is 60%‚ one of the highest rates in the world. Prisons take criminals off the street‚ but fail to cure their need to commit crimes. Prisons‚ in a sense‚ add fuel to the fire. I believe prisoners leave prison in a worse state of mind than they were before they were locked

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    “I am a firm believer that upon release‚ ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.” Going along with this quote by Charles B. Rangel I think it is important to offer offenders who have proven that they are truly sorry for the crime they have committed as long as it’s in reason‚ a rehabilitation program. There are some offenders who in some perspectives deserve nothing less than to

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    Fatimah Fasasi ENG1D 9/25/2014 TEENS AND PARENTING CLASSES In this day and age‚ teenage pregnancy is becoming more and more common. One of the easier ways to educate them is for them to take parenting classes‚ to learn what it’s like to take care of a child. As a result of this they will learn that it is not as easy as it seems. In my essay‚ I will be discussing why I think teens should be required to take parenting classes. It will let them see the consequences of raising a child‚ they

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    choose who you are and what you do with your life is very difficult. In the story Two Kinds‚ a little girl named Ni Kan has to go through a tough childhood with a very controlling mother. Her mother demands her to be nothing but famous when she grows up. Ni Kan at first loved the thought of her being famous. But after a lot of tests her mother gave her and training‚ she got sick of it. The tests got a lot harder the more she did. “The tests got harder‚ multiplying numbers in my head‚ finding the queen

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    breakers should sent to prison. However‚ there is also better alternative way for those who are first time offenders. The advantage of sending the entire law breaker into prison is to punish them on their mistake which had done. Besides that‚ it is also teach them a lesson and alert to the public that punishment to be taken once someone had against the law. For example‚ the criminal such as raping a women or a girl where the victim are badly harmed on physically and mentally. Those criminal should sent

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    pregnancy. You have to ask yourself the question‚ did you tell your parents when you began to have sexual intercourse? By allowing teens to get prescribed birth control without parental consent‚ we would be violating the parents’ rights to be involved. adolescents should be able to obtain contraceptives without a parents’ approval‚ because it reduces the amount teen pregnancy‚ provides a safer home life‚ and displays responsibility. Although girls mature at different ages and experience different

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    does he spend the rest of his life in prison? Sometimes teenagers are tried for crimes as adults and face equal penalties that are subject to adults. This is a controversial issue among americans. There are two groups of people. Those who believe that teenagers under the age of eighteen who commit serious crimes should be held responsible as adults for their actions. Courts are said to be too lenient and the young juveniles are evolving into violent youth criminals; And there are those who suggest that

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    (Greenwald‚ 1983) the question arises‚ Should minors who commit violent crimes be tried as adults? Based on the following scenario one would agree that minors who commit violent crimes should be charged as adults. In the case of a Middlesex teenager and his girlfriend‚ his punishment was severe and ultimately cost him his life. His girlfriend’s punishment was not quite as severe (unknown‚ www.clarkprosecutor.org‚ n.d.). According to the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology‚ if a minor knows right

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