Why Do Juveniles Commit Crimes

Juvenile courts appear to be very lenient with dealing with crimes these young juveniles commit. If juvenile courts do not want to properly deal with the juvenile crimes then adult courts should be more effective. In this process it would allow these juveniles to learn about how severe their actions are and what it can bring for their future. In the article, “Some Juvenile Offenders Should Be Treated as Adults” states, “Juvenile courts faced another challenge in the late 1980s and early 1990s: rising juvenile murder rates that led to greater public concern over the effectiveness of the juvenile courts” (Stobla, 2004). Just from this piece of evidence the juvenile courts are not doing what they need to do because the fact that juvenile murder is rising should prove that they need to be punished more severely. These juveniles need to be charged as adults to limit the killings. In the same article, it states, “In eighteen century…At the time, the law considered children under the age of seven as lacking full moral capacity and incapable of giving consent” (Stobla, 2004). Now yes certain juveniles under a certain age like seven do not quite understand the full difference of right and wrong. That does not excuse juveniles who are the ages of twelve to seventeen. Yes, they still may be young, but they should understand the concept that

Criminals are on foot everyday around the United States and other parts of the world. Whether they are young children, adults, seniors, or any kind of human being, crimes are committed everyday by people who look like a bad influence or others that look innocent walking down the streets who have never committed a crime before. Juveniles ages 7-15 should not be sentenced to life without parole for crimes they commit because it would not be fair for them to spend the rest of their lives in jail for committing a mistake. Reasons can be found on why juveniles should be left inside a cell and arguments can build up if people disagree with one another. Some adults commit crimes and are left with freedom after a satisfied amount of time locked up. Young teenagers can still be immature and do not have the mind to think like a regular human being. Young people also do not know what is wrong or right to do since they are not of legal age. Some teenagers are also not fully educated yet for they might have grown up without parents to yell at them to lead them through the right path. Most juveniles are barely in middle school and have not really learned anything about the real outside life yet. Juveniles that are sentenced for a reasonable amount of time can also be rehabilitated once they are out of prison so they can be leaded to the right path again without having to be locked up. Many young men are in rehabilitation centers because they disobey their parents or because they are drug

In the light of extreme juvenile cases, the juvenile system has conceded age exceptions, by allowing juveniles that commit heinous crimes to be divided into a system where they aren’t tried as an adult based on the fact that they’re only kids. If the belief that they are only kids, shouldn’t they learn that when their kids, the actions they commit have consequences. Although it’s understandable if the juvenile system argues, that for many kids, their parents play a huge part on their developments, but in the case that there is parental neglect, and they don’t know the consequences of their actions, then they shouldn’t be tried as an adult, largely based on the fact that they don’t have parents to teach them values, and the result is that their brains are incapable of knowing the capacities of their actions. If this is the result, then the reasons to not tried them as an adult, is correct, but the reasons to

One may argue that if juveniles are to commit an adult crime, they should be punished as an adult. Defensively, there are many reasons why they are mistaken. The juvenile justice system has the right to keep an adjudicated delinquent imprisoned until their 21st birthday. This punishment is just for those in juvenile prisons. “It is certainly long enough to serve the needs of public protection, and enough time to rehabilitate a child. Indeed, studies routinely show that in these cases, the juvenile justice system protects the public better than the criminal justice system” (Schwartz). Likewise, the opposing side may also believe a juvenile who commits a felony should be punished as an adult. This statement is wrong juveniles brains are not fully

An argument that’s been going around for years now is whether young teens should be sentenced to prison for life based on the crimes they have committed. According to author Gail Garinger who wrote the article “Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences” strongly disagrees that they shouldn’t be sentenced for life because of their age and how they are not mature enough to understand their actions. However, Jennifer Jenkins, the author of “On Punishment and Teen Killers” strongly disagrees with the outcome of teen killers not being put behind bars for life for what they have committed. Therefore I, on the other hand agree with Jennifer Jenkins. Nobody, no matter how old you are shouldn’t get away with taking someone else’s life.

Juveniles know what sort of actions can make you a criminal. Starting at a young age they should know from right and wrong. In the article “On punishment and Teen killers” by Jennifer Bishop states,“He reported to a friend, who testified at his trial, about his “thrill kill” that he just wanted to “see what it would feel like to shoot someone.” This situation reveals how they’re responsible for their actions because he didn’t have a reason to do the crime. The criminal wanted to see how it felt to shoot someone without caring the effect it will

Over twenty five thousand people have been violently killed this year in America, and while the US has an amazing criminal justice system, many of those crimes were committed by juveniles. It is noteworthy, however, that many of those, in turn, were not truly guilty, but simply made a bad choice. The truth is, an adult’s sentence makes finding housing and jobs harder, and juveniles may receive a sentence similar to an adult’s, despite their age. In addition, even the juvenile justice system, not to mention the adult one, can increase the odds of breaking the law again in life, and teenagers’ brains simply have difficulty in decision-making, for no fault of their own. It follows that children should receive less punishing sentences than adults.

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.

Why are juveniles choosing to commit crimes? There are many different factors that play into juveniles choosing to commit crimes and there are also many factors that prevent juveniles from successfully being reintegrated into the community after completing treatment programs. Juvenile delinquency is important to understand because if youth are becoming engaged in criminal activity they are not being productive members of society. It is important to stop criminal activity sooner because if juveniles do not successfully complete a treatment program they are more likely to continue committing crimes and eventually end up in the adult criminal system.

Advocates think juvenile offenders should get the life sentence without parole because if we don 't arrest them now, they are going to think the crimes they are committing are fine and are going to keep doing them. In the article “Sentencing juveniles to life”, the author explains that if we don 't capture the murderer now, they are going to keep killing. He claims “some people are simply too dangerous to be free” killers no matter what age should not be able to be free. As quoted in the article Bishop Jenkins states when they decided to kill a person the gave up their " right to walk among us.” A person who may be a danger to others can 't be out and free.It 's better to contain something bad before it spreads even more(Jenkins). Sentencing them to life in prison without parole is for the best of the other citizens.

Everyone needs to be held accountable for their actions. Murder is something that is very taboo in our society, and most children can positively see the consequences of it. When you take someone's life, there are major repercussions to that. Why should your age change that? If a child were to commit a murder, and walked away uncharged, how would that help them? They would view the criminal justice system as a joke. Why wouldn't you move on to worse crime if you know that there will be no consequences to it?

Cases of youth participating in felonious acts are published daily around the globe. These actions keep the fire burning for the ongoing argument of whether death-in-prison sentences for adolescents is a cruel and unusual punishment. In 1899 the first juvenile court act was passed, “The basic premise of the juvenile court—that youth are different from adults, and uniquely capable of rehabilitation” (Levick et al, 2012). This supports the argument that youth are able to be rehabilitated and should be allowed to have that opportunity to reenter society and become a better citizen. “Among the 41,095 offenders facing life without parole are 2,574 people who will spend the rest of their lives behind bars for crimes they committed when they were

In the Supreme Court decision of whether or not a juvenile should be sentenced to life in prison for committing murder, the ruling was one I can personally agree upon; juveniles will not be sentenced to life in prison due to lack of brain development in the adolescent brain. Research has shown there are extreme differences in the adult brain to the teenage brain. For example, the case of Nathaniel Braill who was charged at 13 years old for murdering one of his teachers, one of his “favorite teachers.” Brazill was not even able to give a reason as to why he did this heinous crime. This is because cognitive development in the teenage brain is far less advanced than in an adults.

Initially, young people who commit violent crimes should be sentenced as adults. The question here is fairly simple: when a child kills, can this very same child, at the same time, be considered as an adult for his/her own action? Children in modern society are more sophisticated at a younger age, encouraged by their parents and teachers to work as functional adults. At a very young age, children have learned to make decisions on their own. The idea of childhood, a time which the adults or guardians prepare the children for maturity, ended rather rapidly in cases of juvenile criminals. By way of example, Jordan Brown at age 11 was arrested in

Some juvenile delinquents have gone too far when committing crimes. They could be repeat offenders, have done a serious wrongdoing, or just be downright insane. In addition, they could very well know what they are doing and what their consequences may be. “A recent ABC news poll showed 55 percent of [Americans] believe the crime, not the perpetrator's age, should be the determining factor in sentencing” (Reaves). A crime, such as murder, always has the same effects, no matter who commits it. If a child intentionally kills someone, it makes matters even worse. This is because juvenile gun use is a crime in itself, in addition to murdering someone. Moving on, one intention of convicting particular juveniles as adults is to act as a deterrent