Much controversy exists on the question of whether a juvenile criminal should be punished to the same extent as an adult. Those who commit capitol crimes‚ including adolescents‚ should be penalized according to the law. Age should not be a factor in the case of serious crimes. Many people claim that the child did not know any better‚ or that he was brought up with the conception that this behavior is acceptable. Although there is some truth to these allegations‚ the reality of this social issue
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Juveniles accused of serious offences should be tried in adults courts‚ rather than in Juvenile Courts. Discuss the prosecution and consequence of such statement. Introduction First and foremost‚ from a historical view juveniles delinquency and its process are recently developed‚ even the idea of childhood and adolescence. Juvenile delinquency is an offense done by youths. In U.S. jurisdiction youths are considered between the age of 7 and 18 while delinquent statutes provide a specific age.
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Juveniles should not be tried as adults because being an adult prison make their life so much harder and makes them face things that they shouldn’t have to face. Children in an adult penitentiary are at a higher risk of suicide‚ rape and also assaults (Horowitz-Prisco). There are many reasons on why they are at a higher risk of anything happening to them than someone who has been there before. One of the major reasons that they are at a higher risk is because they are young and have more energy than
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How can they possibly be tried as adults‚ when they are physically incapable of thinking like one? Juveniles are not allowed to drink‚ drive‚ get married‚ and if they sign legal contracts‚ their signatures are invalid. Why? Because adolescents are physically incapable of making mature‚ responsible‚ well-processed decisions; and this isn’t just because of lack of inexperience in life. Adolescent brains are not fully developed until at least the age of 20. They lack the prefrontal cortex‚ the lobe
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As of June 2012‚ juveniles who committed murder could not be sentenced to life in prison because it violates the eighth amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment‚however justices argue that mandatory sentences reflected the will of American society that heinous crimes committed by juveniles should be punished by life in prison.Juveniles should not be treated like adults because their brain is not fully developed. Juveniles are still immature and they are still risk taking and learning self
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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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don’t think that violent juveniles should be tried as adults. Because when they’re tried as adults they can get the death sentence or life in prison. It is unfair for even the most violent juvenile to have to spend the rest of his or her life in prison or even face death row. The idea of teenagers and younger children spending the rest of their lives in prison or go on to death row is saddening to most people who hear their cases ( When Kids Get Life). Most cases of juvenile violence occur in troubled
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Juveniles Tried As Adults Many kids age sixteen and under are considered juveniles by the court of law. In my opinion juveniles should be tried as adults for committing unlawful actions. Juveniles are mostly troubled kids who need psychological help but it leaves no room for excuses regarding their actions. There are many reasons why they should be tried as adults starting with the fact that they have already committed a crime and chances are they will do it again‚ because they shouldn’t be let
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Research Paper Over two hundred thousand juveniles are tried as adults every year. Yes‚ the saying “You do the crime‚ you do the time‚” may evidently need to be set in stone for every criminal‚ but a child? To make this country fair the United States of America needs to stop prosecuting and putting teens on trial as adults. Ignorance of not knowing the law is not an adequate excuse‚ that may be necessarily true‚ but if the country wants to be considered “fair” then the court system needs to understand
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2600 Dr. Taylor 09th March 2016 Should Juveniles be tried as adults? In 2010‚ juveniles committed 8% of homicides. (PBS 2014) When it comes to trying juveniles as adults‚ many people think that this is too harsh of a punishment for young criminals‚ but others think that they should get what they deserve. There is a famous saying “do the crime‚ do the time”. Our society tends to think that juveniles do not have the mental‚ and physical stabilities that adults do. Over the years‚ our society has
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