Essay on Adult Crime Adult Time

be treated like adults in the judicial process. Both sides have very strong arguments as to why it should or should not be legal. There are many pros and cons dealing with this topic. There have been many different cases that have occurred that has struck up debate on whether or not juveniles deserve the same treatment. This judicial system had not always had this problem to deal with. Early court systems did not traditionally have the problem of having to try juveniles as adults or did not believe…

mentions, a considerable amount of working adults who attend college end up dropping their classes due to their demanding lives and duties outside the university. In order to pursue a college degree, students have to make some sacrifices and replace some daily activities or time with friends and family with study time to succeed. For example, activities like watching television, dining out, or just going out for a while must be limited in order to allow time for studying and completing college work…

ability and willingness to commit a violent crime they should be tried and punished as an adult. A fourteen year old knows right from wrong. He (or she) is able to tell whether they are committing a crime. If a juvenile is mature enough to commit an adult crime, they should be treated as an adult, and punished justly according to the adult law. The difference in age in two people should not determine their punishment if they have committed the same crime under the same or similar pretenses. Juveniles…

difficulties” (Billmeyer, 2009, p. 115). The number of adults pursuing a college degree is constantly increasing with each passing year. Unlike younger college students fresh out of high school, adult learners are not only trying adjust to going back to school, but they must learn to balance their studies with other responsibilities in their lives such as their family and jobs. Knowing how to manage time wisely is an intricate tool for an adult attending college. Some helpful tips include prioritizing…

can we single out certain minors and call them adults? Across the United States, thousands of children have been sentenced as adults and sent to adult prisons (Equal Justice). Children as young as 13 years old have been tried as adults and sentenced to die in prison (Youth Justice). This is because that children may have committed a serious crime or may have been documented within the judicial system, based from their previous records. In today’s time, we have become quite accustomed to hearing…

There are hundreds of fields a person can get a degree in. The adult chooses the field they are most interested in and goes on to practice and use the new skills they have learned. Therefore in the practical sense of adult learning in a classroom setting, teachers must spell out the objectives for the adult learners before a course is started. For example, a syllabus is handed out before a course begins. The syllabus tells you what the course will entail, how participation and course work will be…

than directly to adult prison. Though very similar, there is a subtle difference between the juvenile hall and the adult prison, but the use of the YDC is decreasing because states are increasing the use of sending the delinquent child directly to an adult prison. Both the YDC and prison are used to hold those that committed a crime, but there is a reason children and adults are separated. According to Radek Gadek in his research (2012), he found that the separation of child and adult prisoners “is…

waivers to adult court be mandatory for serious crimes. Those espousing the crime control model believe that the overriding purpose is protection of the public, deterrence or violent juvenile behavior, and the incarceration of serious youthful offenders in the adult criminal justice system. The rehabilitative justice model view this as an attack on the juvenile justice system, but crime control advocates consider such steps a necessary response to a rising juvenile violence rate. Life in Adult Prison…

Adult learners use their life experiences and knowledge to make connections which allows adults to have a better understanding of a specific concept. " Adults have lived longer, seen and done more, have the tendency to link their past experiences to anything new and validate new concepts based on prior learning" (Pappas, 2013). As a teacher, I am constantly asking my students to make connections so they can relate to what they are reading or learning about in class. This is a skill. Adult learners…

cautiousness cited by Okun (1976). What other factors may have caused older adults to shy away from technology? Interestingly, education rather than age may be a hindrance to older adults using technology. A survey found that more than 50% of seniors who are college graduates own a computer compared with only 7% of those with less than a high school education (White; et al., 1999) Finally, older adults, themselves, indicated less confidence about their ability to use computers. In addition…