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    society juveniles get put into prison for life for crimes usually pertaining to adults. Therefore should they be tried as adults ? The answer that i strongly believe is yes because a crime is a crime no matter who committed it because you can’t go around just killing people and getting away with it just for being under aged. Committing a murder and it’s a federal crime and the punishment i believe have no age restrictions. Juveniles should be tried as adults because medical reasons‚ age regulations

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    don’t think that violent juveniles should be tried as adults. Because when they’re tried as adults they can get the death sentence or life in prison. It is unfair for even the most violent juvenile to have to spend the rest of his or her life in prison or even face death row. The idea of teenagers and younger children spending the rest of their lives in prison or go on to death row is saddening to most people who hear their cases ( When Kids Get Life). Most cases of juvenile violence occur in troubled

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    whole life‚ for committing a crime at an age when you were unintelligent‚ and impulsive. Prison then becomes the only life you will know‚ and see. Sending Children and Teenagers to life in prison‚ and trying them as adults means that we as people and a society have given up on these young people. The Teens and Children serving adult sentences now‚ have no future to look forward to‚ and now cannot change and become active members of society. When a juvenile is arrested‚ the police will submit an application

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    youth were found unfit for juvenile court treatment. Not only in California are juveniles being tried as adults‚ but other places as well. Young people are being sent away to adult prisons that most likely “Have nothing to gain‚ or nothing to lose” (Coleman). Juvenile offenders should not be treated as adults because they have a time set aside for learning and growing‚ and they are still doing just that. Also‚ they don ’t have the responsibilities of full-grown adults‚ and still depend on their parents

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    states that juvenile delinquents should be treated as teenagers and not as an adult. Many will argue that everyone should be treated the same but evidence shows that courts have always treated crimes by a case to case study. Introduction In the law‚ a juvenile is defined as a person who is not old enough to be held responsible for criminal acts. In most states the normal age is 18. In Wyoming a juvenile is a person under the age of 19. In some states a juvenile is a person under the age of 17‚ and

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    argued‚ too). Social Issues Individuals should have the option to use physician assisted suicide to end a terminal illness. Because of the harmful nature of their products‚ the tobacco industry should subsidize public health care. Tobacco companies should be prevented from using advertising tactics that target teenagers. Smoking in public places endangers the lives of non-smokers and should be prohibited. Random drug testing of student

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    Juvenile receives crucial punishment‚ how could you give a twelve year old sentenced to life without possibility of parolo. Now that is just heartless to do something like that to a juvenile. The reason for juvenile being tried as adult is what happened in the 80s and 90s‚ many juvenile were in gangs and causing tremendous crime making the crime rate raise for the younger generation. Juveniles makes bad decision but it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re all bad‚ majority of them steal or choose a

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    Since the beginning of human time there have been sins‚ delinquent actions‚ crimes‚ and with all of this‚ punishment for those actions. From Cain and Able until today‚ the 21st Century‚ we still deal with these problems. And what’s worse is that now it is the children who are committing these crimes. Our‚ so called‚ future of tomorrow. The next generation of this country. Throughout recorded time‚ juvenile delinquency has been the very biggest issue to tackle. In the 15th century‚ the parens

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    jury did not believe his actions of killing or injuring her where intentional. Considering this can happen to 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

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    Juveniles Tried as Adults “The only effective way to reduce and prevent juvenile crime is to balance tough enforcement measures with targeted‚ effective and intervention initiatives.” Juveniles are children and children don’t know any better and obviously make mistakes. They don’t expect to be caught after committing a serious crime. Juveniles brains are not fully developed until they are 25‚ but young people recognize them as adults at the age of 18. About 25‚000 children a year have their cases

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