murder. The court wanted to try Michael as an adult because he had committed a serious crime‚ and people have had different opinions about it. Trying teenagers as adults is an issue that many people have been debating on‚ and it still receives attention today. Yet‚ teenagers are different from adults. If a teen commits a crime‚ he or she should not be tried as an adult because they do not have a fully developed brain‚ they could commit suicide when put in adult prison‚ and they could have lifelong barriers
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* Should teenagers be tried as adults? Opinions differ. Some people argue that teenagers don’t know what they are doing when they commit a crime and are still too young to comprehend what is right and wrong. I totally disagree. I am old enough to know that committing a crime is wrong and that if I commit one‚ I will be punished. Anyone who says teens can’t tell right from wrong is either too old to remember what being a teenager is like or they are a teenager who has committed a crime and don’t want
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25. Teenagers also like to do pointless challenges and last of all teens don’t think of the consequences their actions might have. In many poor communities‚ they’re born into households where they commit crimes. Teenagers are like a sponge they absorb everything they see and if they see someone steal the think it’s alright to do it. Throughout many years‚ kids have been committing crimes in many states that have gotten them unreasonable sentences. Teens should be tried as teens‚ not as adults. The
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and teenagers fool you. Never under estimate the knowledge of kids and youths due to their first impression‚ the way they look‚ dress and act. I believe teenagers should be tried and sentenced as adults. If teenagers believe they could get away with cruel crimes‚ then I believe they are capable of being able to handle the consequences of an adult act and behavior. Many juveniles in the United States are being tried as adults. “Age can shape every aspect of a capital case‚”(54) stated Adam Liptak
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Juveniles Tried As Adults Many kids age sixteen and under are considered juveniles by the court of law. In my opinion juveniles should be tried as adults for committing unlawful actions. Juveniles are mostly troubled kids who need psychological help but it leaves no room for excuses regarding their actions. There are many reasons why they should be tried as adults starting with the fact that they have already committed a crime and chances are they will do it again‚ because they shouldn’t be let
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Youth Tried As Adults: Justice or Misguided Justification? When juveniles are exposed to state penitentiaries and sentences up to life in prison without parole‚ do these adolescents learn anything or even achieve the ability to fully understand the crimes they have committed? The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s research indicates that the prefrontal cortex‚ the part of the brain that contributes to a person’s judgment and reasoning‚ is not fully developed until a person reaches his or her
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juveniles are tried as adults every year. Yes‚ the saying “You do the crime‚ you do the time‚” may evidently need to be set in stone for every criminal‚ but a child? To make this country fair the United States of America needs to stop prosecuting and putting teens on trial as adults. Ignorance of not knowing the law is not an adequate excuse‚ that may be necessarily true‚ but if the country wants to be considered “fair” then the court system needs to understand that children and teens are not adults. The
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known someone who has they often declare that they should. There is evidence to support both sides but it is truly a personal decision. Should juveniles be tried as adults‚ I would go as far as to say that it depends on the circumstances. From personal experience I have had friends killed by Juveniles and had acquaintances tried as both adults and juveniles. This is a very touchy subject to all. There is the case that maybe juveniles are not able to emotionally or intellectually contribute to their
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considered adults: in other states‚ they are tried as juveniles”‚ which proves the large controversy on the subject of juveniles being tried as adults within the United States (“Locked up: should teens be tried as adults?”). The judicial system has the choice of their fate‚ yet some adolescence who commit crimes are not treated fairly under the law due to their age. Adolescence who commit murder‚ and other violent crimes within the United States‚ should be tried on equal grounds as adults‚ because
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crimes‚ the question of whether they should be tried as adults is on the rise. Children as young as 13 or 14 are committing violent crimes such as murder‚ rape‚ and armed robbery. Some of these children are being tried as adults while others are being tried as juveniles and receiving milder punishments. A juvenile offender may receive a few years in a juvenile detention facility and possibly probation following his release at age eighteen. An adult committing the same violent crime will receive a
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