The Vignette 'There Was An Old Woman'

In my opinion I think this article is well done but there are a few issues. One of the issues is that she does not have the experience she is just a teacher. Another issue is that she misses a few points on why the teens have done their crimes like their family backgrounds and other issues in their life. So basically it is a good article but there is no experience with the lady.

The one thing that those people won’t understand is that minors don’t know the typed of crime they had committed until they received adult consequences for their adult decisions they make. “In the Los Angeles two teenage sisters allegedly killed an elderly neighbor while another sister allegedly played a stereo to drown out the screams. They have denied all charges” demonstrates how even though they were committing adult crime they didn’t get adult consequence for what they had done. At that moment they probably didn’t realize the decision they were making but by getting adult consequences they would learn from there

The Juvenile justice system has changed over the years. Before the first establishment of this system, courts and judges treated juveniles as adults and sometimes received the same punishment as adults. For many years, there were debates on if children before the age of 21 were responsible for their actions seeing as they aren’t fully capable of understanding their actions. This murder of Jamie Bulger created an uproar all over the world on children at such a young age know right from wrong and also violence. Backgrounds, and family upbringing and violence in the media had played a

Through cases such as Roper v. Simmons we are able to acknowledge and see the motions that bring juveniles into committing crime. Not only through his case but through research it is noted that that maturity/ brain development, peer influence/pressure, communication with parents, social differences, and insufficient education has a high leverage on the existence of juvenile crime. Christopher Simmons at 17 murdered Shirley Crook and was initially sentenced to death.

While in the article“Kids are Kids- Until They Commit Crimes” by Marjie Lundstrom (2001), tries, but fails to show to most Ethos. Lundstrom asserts that all minors be tried through the juvenile justice system and not through the adult system because they are only kids. The article shows barely if any credibility of where the facts came from that are constantly shown through the entire article. A line from Lundstrom says, “Hey, they're only kids” (4). In the mind of Lundstrom, it is safe to assume that there is not much ethos in this article rather than the author's opinion to persuade the reader using pathos. While in the article, Lundstrom brings a few trials attempting to help the argument, but does not show any credibility of her resources.

The Frontline episode “When Kids Get Life” serves as a reminder for how the criminal justice system sometimes drops the proverbial ball when it comes to juveniles. Time after time, situations arise and are brought to the attention of the Department of Social Services. Whether they are overlooked or lost somehow, they are deprived of the help they need. The system fails children who are crying for help, and the results are sometimes fatal. Circumstances lead to the loss of life, not only for the victims, but also for the delinquents who saw no other way out. In other cases, the group mentality of juveniles equates to the responsibility of all members for a crime committed by one person.

America’s criminal justice system is on the right path when it pertains to juveniles. Minors are a special case and should be treated as such in the justice system. Every child differs on a case by case basis, but parents usually have more control over their children’s lives than the child does. I do not believe either minor should be sentenced to jail time or charged as adults in the Slenderman case because they were not responsible for their actions. Considering their backgrounds, I do not believe Morgan Geyser or Anissa Weier would voluntarily kill a classmate to be with Slenderman had a sound mind. Our juvenile justice system is attempting to make an example of these girls and it is a mistake. This paper would be different if Payton Leutner

The world is filled with many different types of societies and cultures. This is due to the fact that many people share dissimilar beliefs and ideas, as well as diverse ways of life. People lived under different circumstances and stipulations, therefore forming cultures and societies with ideas they formulated, themselves. These two factors, society and culture, are what motivate people to execute the things that they do. Many times, however, society and culture can cause downgrading effects to an assemblage if ever it is corrupt or prejudiced. Society and culture not only influences the emotions individuals have toward things like age differences, religion, power, and equality but also the actions they perform as a result.

There is a moderate portion of juvenile law violations that are minor; however some young offenders are extremely dangerous and violent. (Caldwell, 2002) Studies have shown that most delinquent behavior stems from some sort of underlining issue or issues in a youth’s present or past history. State and county authorities must deal with these offenders while also responding to their personal social problems. This could range from child abuse and neglect, family issues and drug abuse, exposure to pornography and exposure to aggressive role models.

Regardless of age, a killer is a killer. A killer can be the daily customer you have at your job or the child you’re babysitting. “The Supreme Court justices would be wise as well as compassionate to strike a balance: Make juvenile offenders responsible for their actions but don't completely rob them of hope. And this should apply not only to the inmates who were 14 at the time of their crimes but to the remaining 2,497 who were 15 to 18 years old,” (Ellison 19). Kids make mistakes all the time, that doesn’t mean we should take their life away from them. With overlooking the listed factors in court when sentencing a juvenile, this will improve the number of children in prisons. Not all of these children partake in the act because of evil, but merely because of

Critically discuss the assertion that “young people are propelled into crime through circumstances beyond their control” (Muncie, 2005, p.116).

When discussing juveniles, it is important to understand the legal protections that are afforded to persons less than eighteen years of age. Equally important is why these protections were deemed necessary. These protections are extremely significant and alter the way juveniles interact with the

Everyday we are hearing more and more about a child or teen that has committed some horrible act. On Tuesday April 27, 2004 a twelve-year-old Georgia boy was arrested for allegedly using “his hands to strangle a third grader who disappeared while riding her bicycle”(McLaughlin, 2004). In February, a twelve-year-old girl was beaten to unconsciousness by a group of adolescents and young adults while at a birthday party in Baltimore. The question we must ask ourselves is where are the parents? Sadly, in the case of the Baltimore girl, one of the young adults was the parent of one of the children. How do children learn that violent and socially deviant behavior is acceptable? Both of these scenarios

Juvenile crime is a major problem in today's society, nevertheless it's one of the most

According to the article,”Startling Finds on Teenage Brains” , on paragraph seven the teenager’s brain is not aware about the the risk taking, self control and controlling impulses. This shows that teenages don’t have a clue on what they are doing until they do the crime. The lost of brain tissue is seen in every teen no matter how intelligent they are and therefore they can’t control what their about to do because the brain isn’t thinking properly and isn't thinking about the consequences their action will bring. People who disagree will bring up to have someone supervise the juveniles 24/7 and there already is and they’re called parents but if they’re being supervised a lot how will they become