who committed heinous crimes to be sentenced to life in prison with parole due to the eighth amendment. This issues has been fought from both sides for years and have both made tremendous amount of facts and validated on if juveniles should be tried as adults or not. After closely reading articles on both sides I personally have came to believe only the deserving should be offered to have a chance at parole and many other opportunities in rehabilitation if the
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Survey of Literature Some juveniles think that because they are minors‚ they can’t be severely punished just like adults. Using this thinking‚ many minors commit crimes thinking of little to no consequences at all. With this thinking‚ the “double standard” comes into place. Female juveniles think because of their gender‚ they can really get away with crimes. For the average american‚ the term "juvenile delinquent" is likely to conjure up the image of a teen-age male. The one-sided image
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crimes‚ the question of whether they should be tried as adults is on the rise. Children as young as 13 or 14 are committing violent crimes such as murder‚ rape‚ and armed robbery. Some of these children are being tried as adults while others are being tried as juveniles and receiving milder punishments. A juvenile offender may receive a few years in a juvenile detention facility and possibly probation following his release at age eighteen. An adult committing the same violent crime will receive a
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Children Should Be Tried As Adults You walk into a court room‚ and the person clearly committed the crime they are being prosecuted for. This person is normal‚ they can think straight‚ they know what they did was wrong. But all they get is a slap on the wrist and are set free. A child/teenager who commits a crime is guilty. It is as simple as that‚ you should be punished for whatever you did no matter how old you are. Juvenile criminals must‚ and should be tried as adults. There are many reasons
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18‚ an individual legally becomes an "adult". An individual can now buy cigarettes or a home‚ enter adult-only clubs‚ vote‚ and even get married. Furthermore‚ from their 18th birthday and beyond‚ individuals are no longer tried for crimes in juvenile courts. Now‚ they are tried in adult courts. But‚ does one or two years make such a difference between sixteen year olds and eighteen year olds? Is it fair for one person‚ just seventeen years of age‚ to be tried in a juvenile court‚ receiving a lesser
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Should Children be Tried as Adults? | Rick Penor 5/12/2010 | Juvenile Justice: Should children be tried as adults? Are youth capable of fully understanding the consequences that their actions may cause or are they mentally incapable of processing that information? Juveniles commit crimes just like adults. Sometimes the crimes they commit are heinous‚ but does that mean they are no longer a child? I believe there may be special cases when a youth should be tried as an adult‚ but in most cases
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Abstract Through many different sources of research‚ I have come with a strong argument that states that juvenile delinquents should be treated as teenagers and not as an adult. Many will argue that everyone should be treated the same but evidence shows that courts have always treated crimes by a case to case study. Introduction In the law‚ a juvenile is defined as a person who is not old enough to be held responsible for criminal acts. In most states the normal age is 18. In Wyoming a juvenile
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In my opinion‚ I think that the teens should be tried and convicted as adult. In most juvenile systems throughout the country‚ the juvenile courts lose the power to young person at age 21. For example if a 17-year-old teenager murder and is convicted of that murder‚ he can only be sentenced to prison or to a juvenile facility until the age of 21. Then he has to be let go. So he would only serve four years for murder whether he killed one‚ two‚ three or five people. Most people feel that a three‚
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near San Diego‚ California. He will be charged as an adult under state law. I firmly believe that in cases of felonies such as murder or arson committed by juveniles over the age of reason‚ those juveniles should be tried as adults. The ability to know the difference between right and wrong is defined by as the age of reason. In some states‚ they overlook the age of reason and imply that juveniles under the age of 18 be tried as adults for serious crimes and serve longer sentences for the
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Vineet Advani Mrs. Sheaffer English 7 4 December 2011 Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults Unmoved by his mother’s description of him as "a kind and gentle soul‚" a Harris County jury come to a decision on Wednesday that 18-year-old‚ Robert Acuna‚ should be put on a life without parole sentence for murdering two elderly neighbors in a quiet town. Prosecutors presented little elucidation for why the Sterling High School junior‚ who worked part time at a fast-food restaurant‚ shot James
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