been fought from both sides for years and have both made tremendous amount of facts and validated on if juveniles should be tried as adults or not. After closely reading articles on both sides I personally have came to believe only the deserving should be offered to have a chance at parole and many other opportunities in rehabilitation if the
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juvenile offenders be tried‚ sentenced‚ and jailed as adults? : On the topic of Juvenile offenders being tried‚ sentenced and jailed as adults‚ Researcher and Journalist Mike Allen claims that “report after report have concluded that trying teens as adults does nothing to deter crime -- and that sending teens to adult prison makes them more likely to become repeat offenders”. While I agree that sentencing a youth offender to a term of punishment to be carried out with adult offenders may continue
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As soon as someo ne under the age of 18 violates the law‚ it seems completely rational to treat them as adults. According to the U.S. Department of Justice‚ some juvenile cases get transferred to adult criminal court through a process
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Is it fair to trial 15 year old kids as an adult‚ even though there are young and don’t know better. Kids should not be tried as an adult for committing crimes they should be sent to rehabilitation. Our Legal system should attempt to rehabilitate juvenile offenders. The human brain does not fully develop until the age of 25. For example Adnan was 17 years old when he was tried and sent to jail‚ but if you look at him know he has gotten awards for good behavior. This example shows that people could
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In my opinion‚ I think that the teens should be tried and convicted as adult. In most juvenile systems throughout the country‚ the juvenile courts lose the power to young person at age 21. For example if a 17-year-old teenager murder and is convicted of that murder‚ he can only be sentenced to prison or to a juvenile facility until the age of 21. Then he has to be let go. So he would only serve four years for murder whether he killed one‚ two‚ three or five people. Most people feel that a three‚
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be bored. Yet‚ being bored is vital to the human life because it can prevent technology addictions‚ as well as boost your creativity. Technology is a
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[11:50:44 PM] Jeremiah: What is American? Is it the ability to enjoy an outdoor barbeque with your family? Is it fighting to defend freedom from the evils of this world? Being American isn’t just simply a list of stereotypes and Kodak moments. Being an American consists of the ability to use the freedoms that one has been given and the consequences of that freedom. Say America and most people automatically think freedom. Yet‚ what is the nature of this freedom? Surely there are restraints to
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How Does is Feel Being in a Strange Land With no one to Fall for? How does it feel like being an immigrant? Does being an immigrant give one a sense of belonging? To some‚ being an immigrant is a whole new experience that gives them an opportunity of being out of their home country in another country that has more opportunities than theirs. To some‚ however‚ being an immigrant is like being in hell with painful experiences that are marred with discrimination‚ human trafficking and the violation of
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no sleepovers‚ nothing. You’re grounded. Speaking to all of the kids and teens of the world‚ at one or more points in your life you’ve probably been grounded. Meaning you lose a privilege‚ or not being able to go somewhere you want to go‚ or even having a plan you were really excited for get canceled. Being grounded is a parent’s way to try and get it through our brains that we messed
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or getting incarcerated is like is from tv‚ or movies. Someone does a crime‚ the cops come‚ they get handcuffed‚ placed inside the cop car and then you see them behind bars and the scene ends. If they decide to go more into detail‚ they show them being fingerprinted and taken their mug shot. As a matter of fact‚ according to Bierie (as cited in West‚ 2010) on any given day‚ there are more than 2 million U.S. citizens incarcerated (2011‚ p. 341). So what better way to experience first-hand
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