Should Teens Be Tried As Adults

Between the years 1988 and 1992 the amount of crimes that have been committed and went from 18 to 68 percent in the United States. Also, between the years 1983 to 1993 the amount of youths under eighteen years old arrested for murder and weapons violations has doubled in the United States. In the article, it states, “ Most experts blame the increase on two things: guns and drugs. Guns are now readily available, and kids involved in selling drugs are much more likely to use guns than they were ten years ago, say police” ( John, 1). This quote is important because the easier it is to get guns and drugs, the easier it will be for people for under the age of eighteen to commit a serious crime. Also, it states in the article that kids are committing crimes and not caring as much because they know that they are under the age of eighteen and they know that they will not get as in much trouble as they would if they were tried as adults. But, if they were tried as adults the crime rate of kids under the age of eighteen would decrease in a huge way. That is another reason why juveniles should be tried as

I believe that juveniles do deserve to be tried as adults and not be given the leeway of being called just a “teenager”. As a young adult i just turned 18 not too long ago and i can tell you from my own experience and the experience of my close friends that teenagers or anyone from the age of 12-18 does know right from wrong and fully acts upon their own decision and conscious. It would be very disrespectful to anger the victims on letting out the killer. I know that if my family member was murdered by a teenager and 10 years later they let them out, i would be beyond angered with their decision to even give them a second chance.

Youth is defined as the period between childhood and maturity; an adolescent who have not fully developed. An adult is a person who is fully developed and is mature. Juveniles should not be tried as an adult because they are too young. Even though, some children believe that they are grown and can make their own decisions, they still are young.

Should juveniles be tried as adults? No , I think juveniles shouldn’t be tried as adults because it’s too harsh to put them in jail on their first offense.

Juvenile justice is a huge topic with many opinions, but juveniles should be tried as adults. If juveniles are tried as adults the crime world be better and make the United States better. Juveniles and adults have equal consquicences for crimes, it can change the life of the juveniles, and it will be safer for the community.

This paper will depict a subjective view of that teenagres should not be helf accountable for their crimes and infractions but instead should be placed in the proper facilities,

Juvenile Delinquents being charged and tried as adults Could you imagine your child being thrown into a jail with many older adults who have committed harsh crimes? Many of the nations debates are whether juveniles should be tried and charged as an adult. Like every debate there’s two sides to the story. In many cases there has been young children being charged as an adult to life in prison. With taking in account to brain development and the reasoning to what they did, many would argue that it was an unfair decision to make.

Over the past several decades more adolescences are being arrested and prosecuted. Not only are more children being put the juvenile justice system younger and younger children are being tried as adults. In more recent years thousand of adolescences are being placed in adult court systems and sentencing them to longer and harsher punishments. Although crime has gone down significantly in America the number of juvenile offenders has increased greatly. Many people in our society today believe that children who commit violent crimes should be tried in the adult court system even though they are under the age of eighteen. Although these children committed crimes such as an adult, this does not mean they are adults and should be sentenced as one.

Juveniles are not allowed to drink, vote, and their signatures are invalid. Why? Because adolescents are mentally incapable of making mature, responsible, well processed decisions. In adults, various parts of the brain work together to evaluate choices, make decisions and act accordingly in each situation. The teenage brain does not yet work like this, due to the fact that it is still developing. Due to the progress of brain development in their prefrontal cortex teenagers are still unable to process judgment; therefore they lack the cognitive development to be tried as adults.

In today’s society there has been an increase in the crimes committed by juveniles. Most juveniles have underlining factors that have caused them to choose this type of lifestyle. Many children in the juvenile system have come from impoverish stricken neighborhoods and are festered with gang activity which has made them a product of their environment. The minds of adolescents do not allow them to see how they are affecting their lives. A study was conducted, and according to the article, “Adolescents in Adult Court: Does the Punishment Fit the Criminal?”, when children mature, they will look back at their past and possibly leave their surroundings. Think about two people committing the same crime, both with the same thought process and ability to make decisions, except one is a juvenile and the other is grown. Due to the lack of experience in decision-making or the time to evaluate the situation like the adult, the youth should be viewed as irresponsible. The fact that a child’s mind is still maturing should reassure people that they will not be the same person incarcerated a few years later.

When teens are tried they are either tried as juvenile or adults. If they are tried as minors then they go to a juvenile facility to get the help they need and go to school. Some teenagers are tried as adults and go directly to adult prisons just as any other person over eighteen would, however kids are not subject to the death penalty. Some kids may commit these crimes because they have undeveloped brains or mental issues ( Thompson 89). People are released from prison after short amounts of time because they committed a terrible crime as a minor instead of an adult. Most of these former criminals will repeat their actions putting our society at risk of assault, rape, or even murder. When someone commits a crime, and the crime is truly immoral and should deserve to pay the consequences no matter what their age is. Teens should be held accountable for their actions and tried as adults for heinous crimes they commit.

I knew very little about the topic, youths should not be tried as adults when I first started this project. When I first started this project I knew that youths were very different from adults. I also knew that youths are innocently being tried as adults even though they are incapable of being an adult. Although this is all I knew about the topic when I first started, I have learned a lot about this topic throughout the months. I hoped to discover a lot through my research.

    Teens deserve to be tried as adults if they are going to commit violent crimes. There are around 1,300 cases of teens murdering the United States. JLWOP means juvenile life without parole, a sentence many of these teens serve. Teens should be tried as adults because although they are young, their crimes are still gruesome; they know what they are doing is wrong, and their brains are not an excuse for their behavior.

In the past years, cases of crime committed by teenagers are found everywhere throughout the world. Sentencing options are given to youth offenders based on their circumstances of the crime that was carried out. Often, juveniles are tried as adults and are punished with a lifetime in jail. The mindset between a child and a grown person aren't the same. Due to juvenile’s lack of knowledge and maturity, crimes committed by teens shouldn’t result in them being sentenced to life without parole.

Many young adolescents who have committed horrendous crimes have been a huge topic amongst the Supreme Court. Whether young adolescents are viewed as innocent, naive children to the public, this not changed the fact they can commit brutal crimes. In spite of the fact that adolescents have committed brutal crimes such as murder, one needs to understand that their brains are not as fully developed as an adult brain would be. Adolescents should not be trialed to a life sentence or attend adult prisons; however, they should be punished for their actions and undergo rehabilitation programs to help them be prepared to fit in with the rest of society.