A child that commits a serious crime should not be tried as an adult due to a lack of brain development in adolescents. According to Laurence Steinberg, a psychology professor at Temple University, “Brain systems implicated in basic cognitive processes reach adult levels of maturity by mid-adolescence, whereas those that are active in self-regulation do not fully mature until late adolescence or even early adulthood.” As an individual gets older, so do things like their brain, and body. According
detention. Otherwise, he would be transferred to adult court and if he was found guilty, he would spend a much longer time in detention and prison. He decided to take the risk and go to trial (Steinberg). Trying juveniles as adults has always been a controversial topic to the public. There are many different statistics that show different percentages of juveniles being tried as adults. Many people would say that we should be protecting the children and not taking out vengeance on them and they are
to address home front issues. A typical phrase “Adult crime for adult time” may be catchy but it reflects poor understanding of criminal principles. Youth tried as adults face the same penalties as adults including life without parole. Youth are not mature enough to be placed in a prison with 38 year old murders. Thus, placing them in a predicament to be physical or sexual abused and at high risk for suicide and self-infliction. Most times children who commit these crimes could be helped though rehabilitation
Children or Adults? It's easy to think of common stereotypes when talking about those of whom who chose to live life on the other side of the law. But what if these criminals that we are speaking of are themselves in fact still legally children. This is a common question that arises in many circles. Children are the future of our world and to have that tarnished by what could have been an act of misjudgment or even the result of coercion from another is not acceptable. Children should be treated
preteens be tried as adults? Should preteens be tried as adults? I strongly believe that juveniles should not be tried as adults. Today, we live in a society faced with many crimes. Sadly, children as young as nine or twelve are committing violent crimes such as murder that are inherently adult in nature. The question of whether they should be tried as adults is on the rise. While preteens should be responsible for their actions, and held accountable for the crime, they should not be sent to adult jail
that children who commit violent crimes under the age of 18 should get a second chance. Does one or two years younger than 18 make much of a difference? Should they not be tried as adults? There are many cases of children committing violent crimes. These cases show why teens should be prosecuted as adults. Teens between the age of 13-18 know the difference between right and wrong. These people who commit violent crimes should be prosecuted as adults. Some say to stop prosecuting them as adults, but
Cristian Fernandez has been tried as an adult at the early age of eleven in the state of Florida. How can we possibly try a juvenile as an adult, when they are physically incapable of thinking like one? As we all know, juveniles have some restrictions on what they can do and not do. For instance, a juvenile is not allowed to drive, drink (alcohol), get married, or even sign a legal paper/contract because their signature would not be accepted. Most importantly they cannot make a wise decision on
a juvenile. Juveniles are children under the age of 18 and would be put into prison by being tried and punished as an adult in court. The only way that’s possible in most states is if the juvenile was at least 13 at the time of the offense, but not all children are tried as an adult. Juveniles are more likely to be tried as adults when they have committed a serious offense or they have been in trouble a various number of times before. When juveniles are tried as adults they are more likely to serve
Juveniles and Adult Trials On April 20th, 1999 two students from Columbine High School carried out one of the most commonly known high school massacres recorded; the two “slaughtering 12 teenagers and a teacher” (Walker). The Columbine Shooting took several young high school lives and was carried out by the student’s fellow classmates. Had the two shooters not taken their own lives, they would have likely been tried as adults for the heinous crimes they carried out. Since the late 1990s the
Caylynn Fischbach Mr. Barker U.S. Government 11.04.15 Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults? Should juveniles be tried as adults in court? Juveniles should be tried as adults depending on the crime that they commit. Everyone should know that committing a crime is wrong, but they do it anyway! Stating this juveniles definitely should be tried as adults. Depending on the current age of the child, as well as the severity of the crime they have committed is what should truly determine whether they are