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.
SHOULD JUVENILES BE CHARGED AS ADULTS IN CRIMINAL CASES TRINA LEVESQUE POST UNIVERSITY Abstract In 1984 in Butte Mt, two boys (boys simply because of their age) Michael Horvath age 15 and Ted Gibson age 14, committed some unspeakable acts. Michael and Ted had brutally taken the lives of their mothers as well as the life of Ted’s 16 year old sister. These two were sentenced to a juvenile detention facility until the age of 21, after which their juvenile records were sealed and they were able to go on with their lives as if it never happened. I feel that justice was not served for the victims. After this heinous act the laws of MT were swiftly changed to charge juveniles as adults if they commit an adult crime.
At age 16 she shot and killed her pimp who had sexually and physically abused her. She was sentenced to life without parole. Now she is 32 years old and a model prisoner. She has volunteered for many rehabilitation programs and will be getting her associate degree from a local community college (LA Times, 2010). This type of story reminds me that a person still needs to be punished but also look at their backgrounds and home life.
RIVERSIDE: Fugitive shot to death by police | FRANK BELLINO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Riverside Police Officer put up barricades to cover the body of a man that was shot and killed by police on the 5600 Block of Harold Street in Riverside, Feb.18, 2012. 1 | of | 3 | | | | BY BRIAN ROKOS STAFF WRITER brokos@pe.com Published: 18 February 2012 04:15 PM A Text Size A man wanted on a felony arrest warrant who told a friend he would rather die than return to jail was shot to death Saturday when, Riverside police Chief Sergio Diaz said, he pulled a gun on officers who were trying to arrest him. The man’s mother, Gramercy Place resident Lorie Rivera, identified him as Danny James Bond, 38. His driver’s license lists him as a San Bernardino
“Jacksonville Florida- On March 14, 2011, 12 year old Cristian Fernandez was charged as an adult with the first-degree murder of his 2-year-old half-brother. Fernandez was indicted by a Duval County grand jury. The Kernan Middle School student could spend the rest of his life in prison if he’s convicted of first-degree murder.” (Hunt, 2011) Does this sentence seem too harsh, or perhaps too lenient? Without knowing all of the details involved in the case, it may be harder to decide what would be the best thing to do with 12 year old Fernandez. What specific details would a person need to know in order to sentence him properly?
James Minor Mr. Jones English 1420 22, June, 2014 Making the decision to put a person to death for a murder he/she committed can be very serious. That is why when I read the article about a 16 year old boy who had killed his mother, had a party and sold items from the house, I was in total disbelief. This behavior is totally unacceptable. The boy, whose name is Kitt, and his 3 year old brother were both in the home when the murder had taken place. According to relatives who lived nearby, Kitt had been upset because his mother had sent him off to boot camp weeks prior.
What is Megan’s law? And how can this seven-year-old save you and your family from becoming a statistic? Megan Kanka was a seven-year-old second grader with a candid smile and pudgy cheeks, who was violently raped and killed by a known child molester who moved across the street from her family (crime.about.com/od/sex/a/megans_law.htm) along with his roommates who were also known child molesters. Back then child sex offenders could leave prison and quietly slip into the anonymity of any neighborhood without raising an eyebrow, their checkered past remaining a well guarded secret from unsuspecting neighbors (www.pennlive.com/news/express times/stories/molesters5_main bar.html).
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’.
“WET”, A CONTINUING TREND THAT NEEDS TO STOP 31 year old Osvaldo Rivera of Camden, New Jersey was arrested for the September 02, 2012 deadly stabbing of his two children, Dominick Andujar 6 years old and his sister Amber 12 years old. Two other children in the home were uninjured in the attack. According to police Mr. Rivera was high on marijuana and PCP when he fatally stabbed his son and critically injured his sister while they were asleep. Upon arrival to scene by officers, witnesses heard the screaming of a young girl stating her younger brother needed help. Mr. Rivera was not present at the scene and was later tracked down by information given from several witnesses.
DB Forum 3 My Case study MT. MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (ABC)- A 6 year-old boy accused of a fatal shooting of a classmate at Elementary school near flint, Mich., is too young to face criminal charges, persecutors said. Instead, persecutors will focus on how the child got the gun used in the killing, which may have occurred as a result of a playground scuffle. We’re looking to see how the kid got that gun and if we get to that person we will prosecute them to the Fullest extent of the law, Genesee County Prosecutor Arthur Bush told ABCNEWS, GOOD MORNING AMERICA. When Tamarla Owens’ 6 year-old son shot a classmate early this year in Flint, Mich., many wondered Just how that child could become a killer.