Copy Of Juvenile Justice
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Alijah Thorn
Mrs. Inchcliff
English 10 (H)
9 February 2015
Juvenile Crime will Lead to an Adult Time
Life is precious and we live it only once, however, what we do with it is to our own discretion. Many children and teens, who are under the age of eighteen, lead the lives of criminals and delinquents, and often times the Juvenile Justice system handles these individuals.
However when a juvenile commits an extraordinarily heinous crime, generally 1st/2nd degree murder or rape, then these particular juveniles are to be put on a regular justice system. There they are to be tried as an adults and are considered above the age of 18. There are specific crimes in which, no matter what age, the perpetrator should serve the most serious and lasting sentence possible by being charged through the regular justice system.
Having more kids charged as adults results in a lower crime rate for children who commit specifically heinous crimes, crimes in which are equally powerful when committed by children.
In a paper written in 2001 by Marjie Lundstrom, this proves to be true, “The nation’s juvenile arrest rate for murder fell 68 percent from 1993 to 1999, hitting its lowest level since 1966, according to the Justice Department”(Lundstrom 2). This is why nearly every state has made it easier to charge juveniles as adults. Crimes like rape and murder aren’t petty, and they affect many peoples lives drastically and permanently. Murder is murder, rape is rape, and the victims that harmed are no less affected if mistreated by a juvenile compared to someone over the age of
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eighteen. This is why it is of the utmost importance to charge children for despicable crimes, so that less people are hurt and can be allowed live their lives to the fullest.
Juveniles before going to the adult system have many chances, especially the choice to commit the crime. A 1996 Texas study found that juveniles sentenced in adult court did receive
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Alijah Thorn
Mrs. Inchcliff
English 10 (H)
9 February 2015
Juvenile Crime will Lead to an Adult Time
Life is precious and we live it only once, however, what we do with it is to our own discretion. Many children and teens, who are under the age of eighteen, lead the lives of criminals and delinquents, and often times the Juvenile Justice system handles these individuals.
However when a juvenile commits an extraordinarily heinous crime, generally 1st/2nd degree murder or rape, then these particular juveniles are to be put on a regular justice system. There they are to be tried as an adults and are considered above the age of 18. There are specific crimes in which, no matter what age, the perpetrator should serve the most serious and lasting sentence possible by being charged through the regular justice system.
Having more kids charged as adults results in a lower crime rate for children who commit specifically heinous crimes, crimes in which are equally powerful when committed by children.
In a paper written in 2001 by Marjie Lundstrom, this proves to be true, “The nation’s juvenile arrest rate for murder fell 68 percent from 1993 to 1999, hitting its lowest level since 1966, according to the Justice Department”(Lundstrom 2). This is why nearly every state has made it easier to charge juveniles as adults. Crimes like rape and murder aren’t petty, and they affect many peoples lives drastically and permanently. Murder is murder, rape is rape, and the victims that harmed are no less affected if mistreated by a juvenile compared to someone over the age of
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eighteen. This is why it is of the utmost importance to charge children for despicable crimes, so that less people are hurt and can be allowed live their lives to the fullest.
Juveniles before going to the adult system have many chances, especially the choice to commit the crime. A 1996 Texas study found that juveniles sentenced in adult court did receive
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