What we should do with juvenile delinquents

Every day we read in the newspaper or watch T.V and hear news of crimes committed by Juveniles. Although there are many cases where the juvenile did not commit a serious crime, there are others where the crime is so bad the juvenile court system tries the juvenile as an adult. Instead of seeking help for the individual, our justice system places them in adult facilities to “teach them a lesson.” The justice system fails to see what the causes the child to do these things is because of abuse, neglect, or where they grew up. The juvenile justice system needs to see that by simply teaching the juvenile a lesson, it does nothing to stop the crime. That is why juvenile delinquents should be tried as adults. If they were ‘grown up’ enough to commit the crime, they should be ‘grown up’ enough to face the consequences. Every single person living in the United States today is affected by juvenile crime. There have been numerous programs that have attempted to prevent juvenile delinquency. Some are greatly successful, while many others do not have the same success. The programs that get involved with the delinquent after the crime tend to be less successful, because the child is already down a bad path. More effective programs are ones that intervene before the crime and prevent it – prevention programs. If a child is showing signs of becoming a criminal it should be taken care of immediately so that we do not have another tragedy from a juvenile delinquent.Scientists are finding that sensitivity to the environment is in the nervous system. Some people, because of their genetic makeup and life experiences, are more sensitive to outside influences than others. Scientist experimented on orchids- people who wilt under bad conditions but flourish in supportive environments- and dandelions- which are not affected much by the world around them, whether favorable or poor. “Evidence suggest that people who produce less dopamine-the orchids-do not learn as well from negative feedback