Violent Adolescents Annette Fuentes writes an interesting article called Crackdown on Kids. Fuentes wrote this article for the June 15/22 issue of The Nation. This article is about how we have neglected to see the real problem at hand with juvenile delinquents and how quick we as a society are to just throw them in detention facilities rather than solve the problems in a more effective manner. Fuentes wrote this article in response to the shooting sprees at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. On March 24, 1998, three boys, ages 11, 13, and 15, unloaded a slew of mini arsenals and were responsible for the deaths of four students and a teacher.
[2][3] Arrested a month before his 16th birthday,[4] he was tried and convicted as a minor. By law, this meant that he would be released and his criminal records sealed as soon as he turned 21. [2][5] Price bragged that he would "make history" when he was released. [2] The case led to changes in state law to allow juveniles to be tried as adults for serious crimes, but these could not be applied retroactively to Price. [3] Due to the brutality of his crimes and the opinion of state psychologists that he
Walter tries to push forward the question “Should youth be trialled as adults?” to make the audience consider whether it is correct to hold minors in an adult prison and fact is that the USA Justice System incarcerates more youth than any other country in the world. This was found on (eji.org.eji.com). Steve Harmon is a 16 year old boy on trial for felony murder and he gets sent to an adult prison which is what Walter is trying to get us to think about, Whether it’s fair if Steve or any other minor should be in an adult prison at 16 years of age. The quote “The best time to cry is at night” that Walter had used at the start of the novel writing in Steve’s own words from inside the adult prison is to show the audience that it is not a nice nor safe place in there. This is because Steve was pointing out that if you made a noise in there or if anyone heard you crying they would immediately put all attention onto you as they would take you as a ‘whimp’.
Gianna Bianca 04/04/2013 Protecting the Children with Jessica’s Law Every two minutes in the United States, someone is sexually abused. 44% of these victims are under the age of 18 years old (CDC). These statistics are bold, but even worse – these crimes can be prevented. Crimes against children that involve sexual abuse can be prevented in one giant way: by keeping the predators in prison there they belong. This seems like a no brainer, however some judges and members of senate disagree that these illicit crimes are punishable by lengthy sentences and strict court conditions.
Wheeler, Joey Proposition/Support Period: 2 December 5, 2012 Juvenile Justice Essay The vexing question of whether an adult trial and sentence are deemed just for juvenile criminals plague the judicial system as more adolescents commit violent crimes in today’s society. As punishment, most juvenile offenders who are found guilty of certain misdemeanors are sent to juvenile detention facilities for a relatively short period or, in some cases, at least until they are 18 years of age, at which time they are transferred to an adult prison. However, there are an unfortunate few who are tried and directly punished as adults; they are either sentenced to death row or incarcerated in a state prison infested with hardcore adult criminals and felons for as long as a lifetime. All youths, despite the crimes they committed, should not be tried and sentenced as adults. Many juvenile offenders are not intellectually or
Nathaniel Abraham The decision was corrected by the judges of Nathaniel Abraham case. He constantly did crime and he would not have stopped if he has not severed the time. Because when he got back out to the real world he had did a drug crime that landed him right back in jail. Nathaniel Abraham was eleven years old when he committed murder. In Michigan law of a child of any age may be tried as an adult for severe crimes.
They don’t truly pay for their crimes when they are released from jail without being taught their lesson and what is their incentive to not commit these crimes again a second or third or fourth time? They know that the consequences are not that bad. Those who know how to take advantage of the system, will. With crime so prevalent in America as opposed to years before, it is a wonder that no one has thought to create a system which actually changes a criminal’s thinking while they are in jail; show them the facts of how a life of crime turns out. No retirement, no relaxation while you’re always watching out for the police and most importantly, no future.
A felon is also not allowed to serve on a jury for seven years or while they are a defendant in a pending felony case. Also a felon cannot possess firearms and in certain situations a felon could lose a professional license or permit. In the case of felonies penalties can range from probation and fines to capital punishment. Misdemeanors are the next category of crime to be discussed. Misdemeanors are for the most part considered mid-level classes of crime.
Running Header: STOP THE INCARCERATION AND START THE REHABILITATION 1 Stop the Incarceration and Start the Rehabilitation Amber Pritt English 215 Professor Dorothy Hoerr December 8th 2013 STOP THE INCARCERATION AND START THE REHABILITATION 2 Abstract About 9,700 American prisoners are serving life sentences for crimes they committed before they could vote, serve on a jury or gamble in a casino - in short, before they turned 18. More than a fifth have no chance for parole. Juvenile criminals are serving life terms in at least 48 states. The increased prosecution of juveniles in adult court is another failed “get tough” policy which is excessive and harmful to children and does nothing to increase
We turn to the police to solve our issues at any given time and there should be no excuses on why they can’t. As the citizen of the U.S I believe the police were responsible for the traumatic events that these innocent boys had to face due to the manipulative remarks, racial profiling and the lack of effort. The teenage boys were from age 14-16, just by looking upon the fear in their eyes the police took this as an advantage. The boys were videotaped during their confessionals one by one. Since, they were under-age some of the boy’s parents were present during the interrogation.