Juvenile Death Penalty And Norah Almedar

How would you feel if the police arrested kids all over our country to jail for just crossing the street the wrong way or pushing another kid on the playground? That is what is happening to many underage juvenile all over the United States; they are being sent to adult prisons for crimes that do not deserve such severe punishments. Why they were tried as adults is an enigma and we will explain why this is a terrible injustice. In 1899 children in between the ages of 7-14 were believed they were incapable of committing criminal intent. The court system back then believed that if enough evidence could be gathered to convince a jury, the underage person would be convicted and sent to an adult prison. Currently in our state, persons as

“Hey, they’re only kids.That is until they foul up, until they commit crimes, and the bigger the crime the more eager we are to call them adults.”Marjie Lundstrom since they are kids they can't smoke or drink, or go into rated R movies without our consent. So the question has been going around whether or not they should be tried as adults and spend life in prison without parole. I most strongly agree that they should sentence juveniles to life in prison without parole.

Gail Garinger in the article, Juveniles don’t deserve Life Sentences,claims that juveniles should not get a life sentence. Garinger supports her claims by first lists teens and young adults that have done terrible crimes. She then describes homicide as the worst crime,but explains how the Supreme Court won't give juveniles a life sentence for it. Lastly, the author explains how criminologists promoted a superpredator but how it never came to be. Garinger’s purpose is to inform people how kids don't deserve life sentences in order to inform people that they still have so much to live for. The author writes in a formal tone for the readers. This work is significant because it informed me on all the lives that have gotten life sentences.

As in any controversial issue, there are people that support the juvenile death penalty. One of the reasons they are pro death is because it could possibly discourage other juveniles from committing crimes (“Death Penalty for Juveniles Pros and Cons” 3). The idea is that if other juveniles have the knowledge that they could possibly be sentenced to death for committing a very serious crime, then it might stop the others from actually committing a serious crime (3). Between the years 1642 to 2000, there have been around 361 people sentenced and killed because of the crimes that they have committed when they

Jenkins reveals that propaganda of photos of 7 - and 8 - years old child modeling on the cover with the sentence "United States is sentencing children to die in prison," is a total lie. The offenders also promotes the terrible lie that United States is the only nation that sentences teens to life for murder, which is a total lie because there are many other countries who sentences worst the teens even with their life. The propaganda campaign by the well-funded juvenile advocates attempts to paint a different picture of the teen killers. Lastly, she says that people consistently don't talk about the facts of the crime, and they just talk about the "poor children in prison," and that victims should have a voice and a decision on the teen

It’s all over the news, a murder recently happening. They killed an innocent by beating them with a baseball bat and burning their trailer while they were still inside. Given the proper evidence, most states would sentence the murderer to life in prison without parole. So don’t you think if other murderers receive the same punishment this murderer should too? Would your opinion change if they were a 14 year old boy? Many found this punishment to be breaking the 8th Amendment: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. In the case Miller vs Alabama, 2011, young Evan Miller, along with Colby Smith murdered Cole Cannon. If two young kids could cause an adult crime, they should

Death row and our system is not a way to live but sadly we have no choice. Like how Stevenson said, “Presumptions of guilt, poverty, racial bias, and a host of other social, structural, and political dynamics have created a system that is defined by error, a system in which thousands of innocent people now suffer in prison” (Stevenson 16). Those in poverty are helpless; few women who have kids can’t receive food stamps if they have prior drug convictions (Stevenson 16). Many people are put on death row and even those who are still teens. A few states have no minimum age for prosecuting. They prosecute children as adults and the sad thing is that nearly 3,000 juveniles have been sentenced to die in prison (Stevenson 14). It’s crazy how much has not changed about death rows since it was first ruled. No matter what race or age that person has, you can still be put on death row unless your lawyer is very professional at their job and know what they’re doing. People shouldn’t be directly sentenced to

In the article “On Punishment and Teen killers” by Jennifer Jenkin talks about juvenile justice. Jenkins talks about how her sister was killed by a teenager and how they should be sentenced to life of prison. Next it talks about how juvenile brains aren’t fully developed and that could be the cause of their behavior. Then It talks about how the nation is not sentencing children to die in person that it's just pure “propaganda.”Another thing about the article is they told a lie how that America is the “only” nation that sentences teens to life for murder. They say that in fact there is 11 nations that actually do sentence children to life for murder.

In addition, think about how they will be affected if tried as an adult and convicted. Let us remember, the United States has the Juvenile Justice System, which is solely for juvenile delinquents. This is supposed to protect them from receiving longer sentences, and harsh punishments, which is the opposite of adult courts. Also, the Juvenile Justice System is supposed to help rehabilitate the juvenile. Luckily, for juveniles, the “court had recognized that even homicide does not warrant a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole if the offender is less than 18 years old at the time of the crime” (Holt p.1395). However, in “Nevada, Mississippi, and Utah, lawmakers now leave it up to the juvenile courts to decide whether to transfer a juvenile to adult court” (Brown p. 21). Unfortunately, juveniles sent to adult prison suffer physically, mentally, and emotionally. With that

Yes, juveniles deserve life sentences in jail if they decide to commit a violent crime. This is because there is no effective deterrent to force them to think twice. Over the course of time, this has resulted in even more juveniles being arrested for these activities. Evidence of this can be seen with figures provided by the Center for Disease Control. ("Youth Violence," 2010)

Children have been dragged into a world infested with ravenous crime. Some children become tainted, making very serious and crude decisions along the way to adulthood. It is understandable that people would want these impulsive children to be put away from society for committing an adult crime and pay the time like an adult. With a whole life ahead of them we cannot, should not, let the future of a child be tossed into the adult criminal justice system and be forgotten.

In my opinion I dont think kids should deserve to be tried as adults. There just kids that made a big mistake . They should be kept till they turn into adults then release them. After the time they did in Juvenile they will learn from there mistakes and never commit it again.Also should receive the proper education for there selfs and needs to live there life

Juveniles deserve to be in prison, but they do not deserve to be in prison for life. They should not be given a lengthy sentence, because they are not very developed. Those juveniles should be given another chance at another point. Those who give those juveniles a sentence of life in prison is like treating them as an adult, in which they should not be treated as an adult. I believe that juveniles should not be given a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

According to the Equal Justice Initiative, there are currently around 3,000 juveniles that are spending the rest of their lives in prison- some being sentenced at the young age of 13. Any violent and horrific offence like murder is a terrible thing, but how can we tell the justice system that a child who's brain is still developing should die in prison because they may not fully know right from wrong at their age? They may not know the consequences of murder or rape at a young age? The EJI went to the US Supreme Court asking that the death penalty be removed from punishment and it is now not allowed to happen in a juvenile case; in addition, the court has now banned mandatory life in prison sentences for juveniles.

Juvenile criminals should not be able to get away with horrendous crimes, and need to be brought to justice. Take for example this young married couple, where they are already expecting their first child, who were murdered in their house, leaving the sister of the victim mourning her sibling's death. Imagine having to meet the killer of your sibling and their spouse and try to help them, for doing what they did to your family. It is inhumane to put people through that, and the criminal should be brought to the justice of the awful crime they committed. In the article Remembering the Victims of Juvenile Offenders, it states, ¨Most young people who commit crimes appropriately stay in the juvenile justice system which is focused on rehabilitation.