Juvenile Justice System Facts
Are They Really “Old Enough To Do The Crime, Old Enough To Do The Time?”
Juveniles in the adult criminal system are 34% more likely to be rearrested for another crime than youth retained in the juvenile system (Key Facts: Youth in the Justice System) so there for the juveniles aren’t learning their lesson. More and more teens are doing time alongside adults in prison recently after 100s years of adolescents committing serious crimes. Most juveniles tried as adults usually become reoffenders, they are not mature enough for adult jails, and they deserve another shot. Ultimately, the Juvenile Justice System was invented exactly for this purpose.
Most young offenders do not become adult criminals until they are punished as adults. A young person released from the Juvenile Justice …show more content…
Accessed 7 March 17.
“Key Facts: Youth in the Justice system.” Campaign for Youth Justice, April 2012, https://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/documents/KeyYouthCrimeFacts.pdf. Accessed 7 March 17.
Maroney, Terry A. “Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults?” Vanderbilt University Law School, 8 Jan 07, https://law.vanderbilt.edu/news/should-juveniles-be-tried-as-adults/. Accessed 21 Feb 17
Reaves, Jessica. “Should the Law Treat Kids and Adults Differently?” TIME, 17 May 01, http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,110232,00.html. Accessed 21 Feb 17.
Scott, Gary. “Prison IS Too Violent for Young Offenders.” New York Times, 5 June 12, http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/06/05/when-to-punish-a-young-offender-and-when-to-rehabilitate/prison-is-too-violent-for-young-offenders. Accessed 21 Feb 17.
“10 Pros and Cons of Juveniles Being Tried As Adults.” Flow Phycology, Flow Phycology Editor, 5 Jun 15, http://flowpsychology.com/10-pros-and-cons-of-juveniles-being-tried-as-adults/. Accessed 21 Feb
Juveniles in the adult criminal system are 34% more likely to be rearrested for another crime than youth retained in the juvenile system (Key Facts: Youth in the Justice System) so there for the juveniles aren’t learning their lesson. More and more teens are doing time alongside adults in prison recently after 100s years of adolescents committing serious crimes. Most juveniles tried as adults usually become reoffenders, they are not mature enough for adult jails, and they deserve another shot. Ultimately, the Juvenile Justice System was invented exactly for this purpose.
Most young offenders do not become adult criminals until they are punished as adults. A young person released from the Juvenile Justice …show more content…
Accessed 7 March 17.
“Key Facts: Youth in the Justice system.” Campaign for Youth Justice, April 2012, https://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/documents/KeyYouthCrimeFacts.pdf. Accessed 7 March 17.
Maroney, Terry A. “Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults?” Vanderbilt University Law School, 8 Jan 07, https://law.vanderbilt.edu/news/should-juveniles-be-tried-as-adults/. Accessed 21 Feb 17
Reaves, Jessica. “Should the Law Treat Kids and Adults Differently?” TIME, 17 May 01, http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,110232,00.html. Accessed 21 Feb 17.
Scott, Gary. “Prison IS Too Violent for Young Offenders.” New York Times, 5 June 12, http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/06/05/when-to-punish-a-young-offender-and-when-to-rehabilitate/prison-is-too-violent-for-young-offenders. Accessed 21 Feb 17.
“10 Pros and Cons of Juveniles Being Tried As Adults.” Flow Phycology, Flow Phycology Editor, 5 Jun 15, http://flowpsychology.com/10-pros-and-cons-of-juveniles-being-tried-as-adults/. Accessed 21 Feb