There are many different opinions on when children should be tried as adults. Some people think that children should pay for crimes that they commit‚ others think that the kid “did not know better‚ he or she won’t do it again.” I believe that children cannot be tried as adults‚ because they aren’t adults. Until they reach 18‚ they shouldn’t be held accountable for their crimes. That is not to say that the crimes will go away and pretend like they never happened‚ children will have to eventually pay
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are considered an adult. This is the level of majority. If someone were to commit a crime at this age or older they would be tried as an adult. Children under the age of 18 cannot be sentenced to death or to life without possibility of parole. This is because children are physically incapable of making mature‚ responsible‚ well processed decisions. Opinions from one person to the next differ as there are several reasons concerning juveniles how they should be treated and tried in criminal cases (Southerland)
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Should juvenile be tried as an adult or should they be tired as a kid. California should try juveniles as adults because they deserve the same punishment as adults. Juveniles deserved to be punish as adults because juveniles should know what is right and wrong no matter what age they are they should still know that they did something wrong. My whole life I have heard it said that kids will be forever be kids and don’t know the right between right and wrong. In recent discussion of On Punishment
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Should juveniles be tried as adults? Some people disagree and others agree. Juveniles can be tired as adults committing crimes such as a DUI‚minor in possession‚robbery‚rape‚murder and any other crimes committed by an adult. The juveniles can be punished under the juvenile law. The juvenile law states that although most states try juveniles crime cases in juvenile court when the offenders is younger than 18‚ a few states have younger cutoffs (Juvenile Law). The treatment and successful reintegration
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when they are tried as adults. Their brains are not as developed as adults. Their sense of right and wrong is different than adults. Teens take time to develop and can easily be treated in rehabilitation. They are not as adults‚ so they simply shouldn’t be tried as one. Everyone makes mistakes‚ especially teen kids. Juveniles should be able to get help and be taught the right way. Most teens do not think about their consequences of their actions as adults do. Juveniles tried as adults were more likely
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whether juveniles should be tried as adults has been a growing discussion. This debate is largely centered around the cognitive and moral competencies of juveniles. Many people in favor of prosecuting teens as adults believe a crime is a crime and those who participate in criminal activity must do the time. On the other hand‚ many people believe that teens should not be prosecuted as adults because they have not fully developed yet and do not have the same rights as adults. Simply declaring
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disability or a situation that might be threatening that child’s life. Children have been tried as adults as young as thirteen years old. At the ages of one to fifteen the murder would have to be a very clear intention of murder to try the child as an adult. No one person’s crime is the same as another‚ therefore no one should be tried the same. Minors‚ depending on their situation could be tried as adults. Children going through adolescence have emotional instability‚ me being a child going through
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Running Head: SHOULD JUVENILES BE TRIED AS ADULTS? Should Juveniles be tried as Adults? Should Juveniles be Tried as Adults? The law states that any person under the age of 18 is classified to be a juvenile and when they commit a crime they are tried in the juvenile court system. Although this is true with most cases there are times when the state will allow youths under the age of 18 to be tried as adults. This differs from state to state as each
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violent crimes be tried as adults? Children should be tried as adults because they need to take responsibility for their adult like criminal actions. Children who commit adult crimes should serve adult crime. Some disagree with this because they may feel bad or think children shouldn’t be in jail‚ or jail isn’t the place for prison. Well that may be the case but not for the children who commit the crimes. Children should be tried a s adults because if they do adult crime they do adult crime‚ and it
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Juveniles Tried as Adults “The only effective way to reduce and prevent juvenile crime is to balance tough enforcement measures with targeted‚ effective and intervention initiatives.” Juveniles are children and children don’t know any better and obviously make mistakes. They don’t expect to be caught after committing a serious crime. Juveniles brains are not fully developed until they are 25‚ but young people recognize them as adults at the age of 18. About 25‚000 children a year have their cases
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