Explain Why Juveniles Should Not Be Tried As Adults

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 someone else. They are raped because most men in jail like pretending that they are touching a women and when a young man comes in with characteristics of a women it throws up a red flag. They are attacked more than any other because they are easily