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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a punishment when they are broken. The same should apply‚ if a juvenile is to commit a heinous crime like homicide or first-degree murder‚ they should be tried and sentenced for the crime. Therefore‚ I do agree that juveniles should be tried as an adult when they commit the same crimes as that of an adult. When it comes to charging juveniles as adults‚ it always start a controversial argument. Many people say that juvenile shouldn’t be charged as adults because “they are just kids” or “they didn’t
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Should Juveniles be tried as Adults? Juveniles are children who fall under the age of eighteen and have committed a crime. Since they are so young it plays a part in the decision of whether they will placed in a trail that an adult will be placed under or not. The age of the person who commits the crime is the reason why juvenile delinquency punishments are less harsh at times then if an adult would’ve committed the same crime. I feel that if a crime is harsh enough than a juvenile should
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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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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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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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Throughout recorded time‚ juvenile delinquency has been the very biggest issue to tackle. In the 15th century‚ the parens patriae concept was common and described parental care by the state or guardian of the community. Children were property and punishment was delivered from the family and/or public punishment dealt by the village and in public. The juvenile justice system in the 19th Century adopted the parens patriae concept and provided the legal structure for the juvenile court system. In the
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Trying as Juvenile or adult Children under 18 years old‚ should be tried as adults or juvenile? Kids tried as juvenile will have a life‚ kids who are tried‚ as adults will spend most of their lives in jail. Judging on children as adults or not will stand on how big the crime is and on how smart the child is. Some children are children mature‚ they are young in age but their brains are very active and i mature. Children become violent and aggressive because the media‚ on the television there
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When it comes to trying teens in court as adults. Some say stop trying them as adults and try them as juveniles‚ others say they must be tried as adults when they commit adult crimes‚ such as‚ murder‚ and rape. I believe that juveniles should be held accountable for their actions and tried as adults because first of all everybody knows right from wrong‚ second of all‚ families and victims deserve justice‚ and third of all‚ serving the sentence can change the person for the better. Teens‚ kids‚
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