Essays on Criminal Law Page 9

In attempt to deter juveniles from committing deviant crimes, states in favor of juveniles charged as adults place firm laws similar to California’s Proposition 21 . Let it be known that laws will not abate crime, but rather provide a means of punishment. However, questions regarding the appropriateness and severity of adult charges against youth…

One evening, Cyntoia Brown, a 16-year-old young woman, was solicited for sex as a victim of human trafficking. During this unfathomable experience, Cyntoia felt fearful that her abuser was going to killer her, so she shot him, which resulted in his death. She was tried as an adult and convicted to life in prison. Cyntoia,…

Laurence Steinberg’s essay “Should Juveniles Be Tried as Adults” explores the question of how young offenders should be treated, offering his own viewpoints on the matter. Steinberg specifically examines the disparities between the juvenile and adult systems, particularly in regards to decision-making procedures for handling treatment and punishment. In recent times, there has been a…

At 15 years old, most teens are in their second year of high school and dealing with the struggles of learning algebraic expressions or who they’re bringing to the homecoming dance. The most important people in our life during that time include our family, school friends, and teachers who we see nearly every day. This…

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…

Controversy surrounds the Lionel Tate case, where a twelve-year-old child caused the tragic death of a six-year-old girl during a wrestling match on March 9. Despite his young age, Lionel Tate was convicted of First-degree murder as if he were an adult. The debate revolves around whether it is fair to treat him as an…

In 1899 the first juvenile court system was established in the United States to sentence children who are also committing crimes, whether they are serious or minor, to get justice. During that time children has been viewed and tried as adults getting sentences like life without parole. In 2016 the U.S. Supreme Court issued several…

“el submit that an individual who breaks the law that conscience tells him is unjust and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the very highest respect for law.†A seventeen-year-old male by the name of Christopher Simians and two…

Did you know that about two hundred thousand juveniles are charged as adults every year? Over the past decades there have been many debates on whether juveniles should be tried as adults. These new policies came about because of the raise in violent crimes among teenagers in the late 1980‘s and early 90‘s. In response…