Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults

Should juveniles be tried as adults? Several different reasons that juveniles are tried as adults. They could be tired in order to keep them out of hostile environments If juveniles were tried as adults, the fear or discipline of higher security facilities could encourage correct behavior. Children tried as adults could keep their violent natures…

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…

On May 26, 2000, thirteen-year-old, Nathaniel Brazill shot and killed his seventh grade, English teacher at Lake Worth Middle School with a handgun. As a result, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to a state prison for twenty eight years. Now, if a person were to hear a story like this, they would…

There are people that commit crimes from misdemeanors to murders. One problem that is up for debate is whether or not attempt teen criminals in person courts and sentence them to adult prisons. The main focus of these amenities is to rebuild juveniles, not in reality punish and imprison them. The hassle is that some…

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,…

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…

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…

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…