If teenagers want to start acting like adults, they should be treated as one. Juveniles have to learn from their mistakes and leaving them in the slammer for longer than when they turn 18 would make them learn. Most teens that commit a heinous crime then get released from juvenile hall are more than likely to bounce back to their old ways. It will only get worse. It has been studied before, that older gang members use younger teens to sell drugs and do other gang-related activities for them because they know teens won’t get as big of a punishment as adults.
Have you ever really thought about how powerful of humiliation is? Some people believe that shaming sentence is a good way to warn and educate juveniles. In my opinion, inappropriate use of humiliations can easily ruin a young man’s life. On the other side, VORP is a better alternative than shaming because it provides an opportunity for both the victims and offenders to repair their relationships,; and then, to reach a win-win result. In the aspect of the victims, they always stay in passive positions in traditional justice system.
(Reaves) Furthermore, juveniles to be tried as adults is that it'll not only make them understand the consequences of their action, but also prevent them from committing any further crimes, knowing fully well that they are not given any special consideration because of their age factor. It will thus lower the crime rate in society. When there are harsh punishments meted out on children who commit crimes, others will learn from their mistakes and deter from doing anything drastic like such. (Reaves) For example, when my niece sees one of my cousins get into trouble for something they did. For instance, take something that does not belong to them or break a toy that is also is not theirs, its helps and understand what my niece should not do.
Juvenile punishment If the crime juvenile commits has something to do with drugs, alcohol problem or steeling they should not be tried as adults. This is something that can be rehabilitated and they can learn not to do it in the future. Addiction could be hard, but juvenile do learn from their mistakes and their minds has endless amount of room to grow. They shouldn’t be spending their life behind the bar if it is something that can be controlled and not harm anyone. Homicide is another story, and it leaves a scar on youth forever.
They have no doubt that the occurrence of crimes will experience a significant decline since the juveniles will be able to realize the negative impacts of their unethical or illegal actions (Siegel, 2011). Thus, instead of minimizing the role of juvenile justice in imposing the necessary penalties for young offenders, the punitive approach advocates that the role has to be recognized, approved and broadened. However, as I already mentioned I do not really believe that the punitive approach will really work. This is why I prefer to use the rehabilitative approach in dealing with juvenile crimes. I agree with the premise behind the rehabilitative approach, and this is the premise that punishment can only suppress negative actions but is not effective in completely altering it.
This is effective since young offenders will learn from their mistake without having a traumatising experience. This does create tension due to society believing that young offenders get off punishment to easily especially when they are the victim of a crime. Within the criminal justice system, tension will always be created due to the conflicting demands of the accused, victim and society. Though there still is no effective way to address the rights of the community and individuals, the most appropriate measures are being taken in order to achieve a just
Police allege violation of a crime by youth daily. Some minors are arrested by police. The police officer can detain the minor and issue a warning , and then let the minor go. B. Hold minor until parent comes Law enforcement handle minors differently according to age and crime.
Over time, authorities have began to recognize the differences of child or adolescent sex crimes to that of adults. It is becoming clear that children can be rehabilitated much easier than adults, especially those who are repeat offenders. It is still important to notify communities of any multi-offender who may move into the neighborhood, but those who are labeled on the sex offender web pages should be only those offenders who have a history of repeating his/her illicit actions and could potentially strike again. There are currently countless individuals labeled on the publicly available sex offenders web sites for the rest of their lifetime who simply do not deserve to be. Many people are listed who are not repeat offenders and have no indications to repeat again.
But in my opinion I honestly feel that teenagers know what they’re doing because they wouldn’t have done it if they did not know from right from wrong. The author of the article on “Punishment and Teen Killers” gives three valid reasons for trying teens as adult: 1. “The actual science does not, according to experts such as Professor Stephen Morse, and others, in any way negate criminal culpability.” 2. The offender could be a serial killer in the making and life without parole would stop further crimes. 3.
This will affect he victims’ household a great deal because it will enlighten youth who are currently living in unhealthy/abusive households to recognize that this abrupt behavior is not normal and is illegal. The support of these programs will also help to groom and prepare youth for when they are ready to sustain a healthy mature relationship to be able to distinguish right from wrong and will also bring about less intervention from the courts. By youth being enlightened of the do’s and