in 90’s‚ many states started to put juveniles to the adult court believing that this could bring down the crime rate. Some studies showed that starting to put youth in adult prisons helped the crime rate go down‚ but had no effect on violent crime rate. Many voices came up for easing the law for juveniles to not to be sentenced as adults due to decrease in youth crime rate from 2000. On the other hand‚ some people say that sentencing juvenile criminals as adults can make citizens feel safe from those
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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 an application for the perpetrator for probation. Probation then looks at the criminals environment
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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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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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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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Hawa Sheriff Professor Erica Danielle Freeman 25th July 2013 Appearance can be deceiving Sometimes‚ the physical appearance of people are the first things that can be seen. However‚ when you meet somebody you should not judge them by his or her looks‚ because at times appearance can be deceiving. I have come to learn that people beauty can be only a mask for covering their real faces and their real characters. It all started when I met this handsome‚ nice and intelligent -looking boy
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authorities and be sent to adult prisons with people who are far more dangerous than they ever were. More and more of our kids and teenagers are
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activity. To deal with this the juvenile justice system was created to give minors a second chance and not put them with hardened adult criminals. This system was created a little more than a century ago and the severity of juvenile crime has increased. While committing these crimes juveniles have less to fear knowing that their sentence will be much easier than an adult’s. This has led some to become reckless in their behavior. So‚ should juveniles be charged as adults when they commit heinous crimes
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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 be
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Similarities and Differences in Juvenile and Adult Justice Systems When a juvenile is arrested and charged with committing a crime there are many different factors that will come in to play during the course of his arrest‚ trial‚ conviction‚ sentencing‚ and rehabilitation process. In the past we tried all criminals as adults. There was no distinction made between adult and child. Over the years we have come to realize the need to separate these two groups‚ as they are two distinctly different
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