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    Juveniles should not be tried the same way as adults are for the crimes they commit to a certain degree. For many kids being a juvenile delinquent isn’t even entirely their fault. Juveniles also just aren’t at the right mindset to be going to prisons at young ages. There are other courses of action that can be taken to help the troubled child out other then locking them up like adults. A juvenile is a child under the age of 18 but in some states the maximum age is 16 (find law)‚ a juvenile delinquent

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    Juveniles Consider as Adult Mae West once said‚ “you only live once‚ but if you do it right‚ once is enough.” This saying tells us that everyone are so blessed to have an opportunity to live in this world‚ so each of us should appreciate every moment in life‚ and be wise to every action that people make. However‚ everyone has their own path in life. Unfortunately‚ some are choosing the wrong one. These days‚ most of young people are often do an illegal things like taking drugs and drinking

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    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 athletes reduces drug use among teenagers.

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    Juveniles Tried As Adults Many kids age sixteen and under are considered juveniles by the court of law. In my opinion juveniles should be tried as adults for committing unlawful actions. Juveniles are mostly troubled kids who need psychological help but it leaves no room for excuses regarding their actions. There are many reasons why they should be tried as adults starting with the fact that they have already committed a crime and chances are they will do it again‚ because they shouldn’t be let

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    you saw your younger sibling/cousin you saw them‚ you see them getting escorted into a big metal cage and you watch as the door slams right in their little faces. It would be awful seeing that. Kids under the age of 16 should not go to jail‚ even if they do commit the heinous of crimes‚ because they are children. Adolescents are old enough to understand the difference between right and wrong‚ but they are too young to make the right choices yet. As Laurence Steinberg‚ Professor at Temple University

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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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    Why Teenagers Should be Involved in Government With the failure of some liberties in Communism‚ it is important that we understand our liberties and how it can affect our society. How we can understand and learn is based on the core and basis of each person of each community when they are young and open minded. Even though most students are too young to vote‚ that does not give an excuse to neglect and ignore the fact that they should take an active role in their community and nation. Many students

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    2015  Should a Juvenile Be Tried as an Adult For a Violent Crime? Did you ever ponder that if a juvenile should be tried as an adult? In my opinion‚ I believe a juvenile should not be tried as an adult. For example‚ they can change themselves. Though‚ juveniles should not be tried as an adult since their brain isn’t fully developed yet so they can’t comprehend the consequences fully‚ in other words children are not mature enough to be adults. Also juveniles should not be tried as an adult since

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    The main point of this article is whether teens should be tried as adults by reasons of not being fully developed cognitively. Per the article by the age of 16 adolescents stop maturing‚ intellectually‚ but their psychosocial capability continues to develop well into adulthood. Also‚ the article mentions ‘short sight decision-making’‚ saying that adolescents don’t look at the consequences of their actions and are more driven by immediate gratification. So‚ this leads them to having poor impulse control

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    9‚ 2012 S.S. Persuasive essay I think there should not be a law that bans violent video game production. I think this because if we ban violent video games then most companies that manufacture the violent video games could go bankrupt. Also I don’t think that it’s the video games are making the younger generation commit all the crimes that they are committing. My first reason why I think we should not ban violent video games is because to many video game manufacturers would

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