Should Teenagers be tried as adults? Everyone has different opinions but in my case I agree because I’m old enough and smart enough to know what’s right and what’s wrong so unless you’re mentally impaired then there should be no excuse to committing any crime. The amounts of violence in our world and generation today shows us that the fact that if you commit a crime, you can get into lot of trouble even spend the rest of your life in jail has not reached the violent crime offenders especially our young offenders. Young teenagers who commit serious crimes should be tried in an adult court system. Trying teenagers as adults would convince potential and actual teenage offenders that if they commit adult crimes, they will serve adult times.
A minor in general is someone under the age of 18. So the question at hand is should minors be tried as adults for crimes that they have committed? The answer is no (excluding murders)because in most cases minors are peer pressured into doing things that are not acceptable, and in some cases, can change as they grow and mature into adults. How about rehabilitation in a suitable facility can be a start, and then education and special activities can follow. According to (Zimring,1978) “The view is that young offenders deserved less severe punishment than adults justified the separate juvenile justice system and persisted, seemingly with broad public support, throughout most of the last century”.
First I am going to talk about the supporters. They believe that all youth should be responsible for their actions. Their key arguments are: Stiffer charges will make the youths think twice before they do the crimes; this will lead to lower crime rates in future. Youths who commit crimes are sent to rehabilitation, while sometimes their victims are left to suffer forever. The youth’s age shouldn’t be a bias factor for receiving punishments.
Some people seem to think there is. The real question here is; should the issue of teens being able to walk the streets at all hours of the night be left up to parents or should the government step up and take action regarding teen curfew to help keeps kids off the street and out of trouble? Being a parent often means being the “bad guy”. Setting rules and being strict isn’t fun for anyone but it is a necessary part of the job. They protect, provide for and teach their kids what they need to know to be successful in life.
Assuming that young, petty lawbreakers may be deterred from braking laws, simply by introducing the possibility of a public flogging, has some flaws to it. Jacoby neglected to bring up, what I would call the perfect argument to this topic. People who already intentionally commit crimes in today’s American society are fully aware of the possible repercussions for their actions. Despite this knowledge they continue to commit crimes that could land them in jail. I could argue that even more crime could result in effect to fewer prisonable offences and more humane forms of corporal punishment.
I feel that juveniles should be tried as adults for the crimes they do for 4 simple reasons, reason one if you can do the crime then you should face the time that comes with doing the crime. Juveniles are not stupid they know what they are doing before they are doing it, if there mind is made up then they are going to do the crime. People are smarter then what you know with how fast the world is involving there are many things that juveniles can do to help them get away with crime especially with the help of modern technology. If a juvenile is his or her right mind and know what they are doing is wrong then by all means they should be punished as an adult. If the juvenile is pleading insanity then they should be evaluated to see if it true but if the test comes back clear then they deserve the punishment that an adult would get (debate.org, N.D).
After arresting the kids, an officer pulled him to the side and told him “they do things differently around here.” Although Officer Perez, being a “rookie” to a new civic, he should listen to the other officer, who has been there longer than he has at this point, and let the juveniles free with a warning and have the guardians pay for the damages. Meanwhile, the damages will have to be paid for, with or without a confrontation. However, to maintain his authority, I believe the vandals should walk away with charges, because they should not get away with something that is a federal offense. Again, they do deserve some kind of punishment, whether it is community service, a fine or even educate them. Either by Perez telling them wrong from right, or sending them off to a class.
Government officials, politicians, and courts employees have concluded that individuals commit crimes for private alternatives and they should be punished and held responsible for their actions and conduct. Criminals also have the concept that they will never be caught thus they will continue commit crimes until proven otherwise. Large amounts of criminal who have committed offenses do not think about the consequences of their action (Brown, 2007). Today’s society has determined that the root of why an individual would choose to commit crimes is steam from the lack of education and impoverished backgrounds (Brown, 2007). To do wrong and commit crime is a choice of the criminal.
No one wants to convict an innocent man or woman of a crime they didn’t commit, so surely no one wants to convict a juvenile—without knowing. The process of the juvenile court system all depends on the seriousness of the offense/crime and whether the juveniles denies involvement or claims involvement. If the court finds that the juvenile is involved, or the juvenile claims involvement, the court will then decide the juveniles punishment based on best interest for the juvenile. For adults, the goal of the court is to punish the adult if found guilty of committing a crime. Juveniles, however, are much younger and may require a different approach.
The main purpose of random school drug testing is not to catch kids using drugs , it is to keep them from ever using them. Once their using drugs its harder for them to break their addiction. With many employers drug testing its very important for a kid's future not to use drugs. Drug use is responsible for many crimes. Its worth the inconvenience for all our future.