EDITORIAL: Make the jury more diverse By: Elizabeth Del Carmen‚ January 19‚ 2017 By allowing a certain selected amount of people to be a jury I do not feel as if though we are promoting an environment that does not discriminate. This will further help create a divide between the country‚ and that is not something that we want to increase. How is it that only white males are allowed to contribute to the community if they have a set mind about certain subjects. As seen in the Tom Robinson trial the
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Should juvenile be tried as an adult or should they be tired as a kid. California should try juveniles as adults because they deserve the same punishment as adults. Juveniles deserved to be punish as adults because juveniles should know what is right and wrong no matter what age they are they should still know that they did something wrong. My whole life I have heard it said that kids will be forever be kids and don’t know the right between right and wrong. In recent discussion of On Punishment
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Dysfunction – abnormality or impairment in the function of a specified bodily organ or system 4) Neglect – the state or fact of being uncared for 5) Delinquency – minor crime committed by young people 6) Offenders – a person who commits an illegal act 7) Sexual assault – any type of sexual activity that you do not agree to. 8) Isolation – the process or fact of isolating or being isolated 9) Jailer – a person in charge of a jail or of the prisoners in it. 10) Crime – an action or omission that constitutes
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Teen VS Adult() The question is‚ should teens who murder be tried as adults? I would have to say yes. If one can understand what murder is‚ he or she should also understand that it’s wrong. Everyday a grown person or a teenager is being arrested for murder. If one is big enough to do the crime‚ than he or she can do the time. It’s not about being old enough to understand because at the age of 14 or 15 years old one has learned the difference in right and wrong; therefore‚ one knows the action is
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Juveniles Tried as Adults “The only effective way to reduce and prevent juvenile crime is to balance tough enforcement measures with targeted‚ effective and intervention initiatives.” Juveniles are children and children don’t know any better and obviously make mistakes. They don’t expect to be caught after committing a serious crime. Juveniles brains are not fully developed until they are 25‚ but young people recognize them as adults at the age of 18. About 25‚000 children a year have their cases
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as an adult. A judge may not know what punishment may be beneficial for the child‚ juvenile or adult court‚ and if tried in adult court the child could have a difficult time in prison and may effect his state of mind if and when released. The judge must look at what type of violent crime the 16 year old committed‚ if the were malicious intentions‚ and the extent the teenager went to in order to commit the crime. Once the following factors are determined‚ the judge should consider the pros and cons
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The word justice is described in the dictionary as "a being righteous; fairness" and to bring to justice is stated as "to treat fitly or fairly". Is our juvenile justice system just? According to the definition it is not. So‚ do you think juveniles should be tried as adults or should they be tried as juveniles? It is not fair or righteous to treat juveniles as adults. Today we live in a world of crime and the youth are committing many of these crimes. The juvenile court system is to deal with all
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My favorite one is the one that argues if under aged kids should be tried as adults or not. This topic has so many different points of views that there will never be an exact answer on if children should be tried as adults or not. This topic is very interesting because every case is different‚ meaning that because there are different variables that led kids to get in trouble we can never say that all kids should be treated as adults because their level of crime is never the same. Viewing each case
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There are many different opinions on when children should be tried as adults. Some people think that children should pay for crimes that they commit‚ others think that the kid “did not know better‚ he or she won’t do it again.” I believe that children cannot be tried as adults‚ because they aren’t adults. Until they reach 18‚ they shouldn’t be held accountable for their crimes. That is not to say that the crimes will go away and pretend like they never happened‚ children will have to eventually pay
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are being ruined when they are tried as adults. Their brains are not as developed as adults. Their sense of right and wrong is different than adults. Teens take time to develop and can easily be treated in rehabilitation. They are not as adults‚ so they simply shouldn’t be tried as one. Everyone makes mistakes‚ especially teen kids. Juveniles should be able to get help and be taught the right way. Most teens do not think about their consequences of their actions as adults do. Juveniles tried as adults
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