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    waiver to adult court) is unduly harsh for youth whose brains have not fully formed” (Should Adolescents). Many facts point to the conclusion that juveniles should not be tried as adults. Although some believe children should be punished for what they have done‚ it should not be done in such a harsh and permanent method. Juveniles make bad decisions‚ but they are somewhat not responsible for doing so. Excluding the case of violent crimes‚ such as murder and rape‚ children should never be tried as adults

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    Children (humans under the age of 18) who commit violent crimes should be tried as adults. Everyday children are arrested for violent crimes and only sentenced for a short period of time‚ but at the same time you are giving adults life in prison for the same crime. Sometimes the children only get about 1 year then letting them walk the streets again? Who knows if they are going to commit another violent crime. According to the Justice Department about 10 percent of all murders are committed by children

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    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‚ toddlers

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    is old enough to do the crime‚ are they truly old enough to do the time? If so‚ does that time include being placed within a facility originally designated for those at a different age and mental capacity? There are countless disputes and problems regarding the justice system and its decisions. Among those decisions is the decision to sentence a juvenile as an adult and place them within a adult prison‚ rather than in a juvenile detention center. Just as in most things in life‚ the justice system

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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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    2012 Should Juveniles be tried as Adults? There are many controversies that surround juveniles being rehabilitated rather than going through the adult justice system‚ but studies show that juveniles are not fully developed to be tried as an adult. One of the main questions that it always boils down to is “should juveniles be tried as adults?” in my opinion juveniles should not be tried as adults because of their age. First‚ I believe that juveniles should not be tried as adults because their mentalities

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    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 punishment

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    young people must be held accountable for serious crimes‚ the juvenile justice system exists for precisely that purpose. Funneling more youth into the adult system does no good and much harm. Juveniles are not adults‚ and saying so doesn’t make it so. Besides‚ we don’t really mean it: When we try them in criminal court‚ we don’t deem them adults for other purposes‚ such as voting and drinking. We know they’re still minors — they’re developmentally less mature and responsible and more impulsive

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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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    juveniles as adults‚ how to punish them‚ what works and what doesn’t. When a juvenile kills‚ do they instantly become an adult? Do they maintain some kind of innocence of childhood‚ despite the severity of their actions? These are the plaguing questions in our American judicial system today. The violent acts of juvenile offenders continue to make headlines and are becoming more violent and unfortunately more frequently. So today‚ the question is‚ should juvenile be tried as adults? Yes. Yes

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