your whole life‚ for committing a crime at an age when you were unintelligent‚ and impulsive. Prison then becomes the only life you will know‚ and see. Sending Children and Teenagers to life in prison‚ and trying them as adults means that we as people and a society have given up on these young people. The Teens and Children serving adult sentences now‚ have no future to look forward to‚ and now cannot change and become active members of society. When a juvenile is arrested‚ the police will submit
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I feel the law should be abolished is that the juvenile can be charged as an adult in the legal court system. The traditional rule is that anyone who is under 18 is a juvenile and will be tried in the juvenile court system. However‚ in certain circumstances‚ almost every state now allows for youths below the age of 18 to be tried as an adults. Some states give juvenile court judges to power to have juvenile’s case tried in adult criminal court. Some states give power to prosecutors the power to
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Juveniles Consider as Adult Mae West once said‚ “you only live once‚ but if you do it right‚ once is enough.” This saying tells us that everyone are so blessed to have an opportunity to live in this world‚ so each of us should appreciate every moment in life‚ and be wise to every action that people make. However‚ everyone has their own path in life. Unfortunately‚ some are choosing the wrong one. These days‚ most of young people are often do an illegal things like taking drugs and drinking
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youth were found unfit for juvenile court treatment. Not only in California are juveniles being tried as adults‚ but other places as well. Young people are being sent away to adult prisons that most likely “Have nothing to gain‚ or nothing to lose” (Coleman). Juvenile offenders should not be treated as adults because they have a time set aside for learning and growing‚ and they are still doing just that. Also‚ they don ’t have the responsibilities of full-grown adults‚ and still depend on their parents
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on the topic of changing the age limit for juveniles being charged as adults are made vary. A juvenile delinquent is charaterized as someone who commits criminal conduct under the age of 18 years old. Even though the age limit for juveniles should stay where it is some might think otherwise. Such as medical analyist ‚ scientist ‚ and law makers who have conducted experiments ‚ surveys ‚ and statistics. Due to the change in crimes and increase in juvenile criminal conduct over the years
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Should juveniles be tried as an adult? To commence‚ juveniles are people that have not fully develop their brains and have no self-control at sometimes. Juveniles do make mistakes or do vulgar actions to distract them and entertain themselves throughout their childhood. However‚ if a kid murders another kid or an adult‚ then i would believe that that kid should be tried for committing the action or the parents should be tried for not concealing the weapon property. Regardless of the age‚ the kid
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Since the beginning of human time there have been sins‚ delinquent actions‚ crimes‚ and with all of this‚ punishment for those actions. From Cain and Able until today‚ the 21st Century‚ we still deal with these problems. And what’s worse is that now it is the children who are committing these crimes. Our‚ so called‚ future of tomorrow. The next generation of this country. Throughout recorded time‚ juvenile delinquency has been the very biggest issue to tackle. In the 15th century‚ the parens
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to your family‚ do you think juveniles should be charged as adults? I believe juveniles should not be tried as an adult. My primary reason is because they have the ability to be rehabilitated. Second‚ there are many dangers associated with juveniles in prison. Lastly‚ the harsh sentencing laws make it easier to try juveniles as adults. The Juvenile Justice System was founded on principal that children are different from adults‚ and therefore should focus on rehabilitation‚ not
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argued‚ too). Social Issues Individuals should have the option to use physician assisted suicide to end a terminal illness. Because of the harmful nature of their products‚ the tobacco industry should subsidize public health care. Tobacco companies should be prevented from using advertising tactics that target teenagers. Smoking in public places endangers the lives of non-smokers and should be prohibited. Random drug testing of student
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Should Juvenile be tried and punished as adults? Juvenile delinquency is the habitual committing of criminal acts or offense by a young person‚ especially one below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible. It is the most top trend in criminal judicial system in today’s society. There are pros and cons to the situation of the crime juvenile commits. This will determine whether they should be tried as an adult or not. When children are young they can make some huge mistakes that
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