Children are usually seen as innocent, as they play around with others and are just balls of energy. Often seen as simply kids who have no experience in the outside world until they grow older. However, sometimes a child’s play can go wrong and can affect another’s life. When these incidents happen where a death is involved, it’s often easy for society to look at the offender as a murder who should be in prison for the rest of their life despite what age the offender may be. While juveniles committing heinous crimes should be punished, they should also be given the chance to rejoin society at an appropriate age; therefore juveniles who redeem themselves should be able to get released earlier and be able to put their life together. A child’s
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They learn more as they grow older with experience. To throw a juveniles into jail and give them no hope to rejoin society can affect the juveniles mind into depression, hence with a chance given to them, they would grasp onto it and be able to redeem themselves for the better. As addressed in Gail Garinger’s article “Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences”, she mentions juveniles just can’t do the things that most adults are allowed to easily do. She writes,”... they are less mature, more vulnerable to peer pressure.. And their characters are still in formation” (6). Throwing a juveniles in an adult prison despite committing an “adult” crime is similar to throwing a kitten into a cage of lions. There is a difference between a child and an adult. Adults have more life experience, their brain are more developed, their emotions can easily be controlled. A child on the other hand is underdeveloped, they learn from the adults around them. A juvenile’s call to action can go on without much thought, while an adult understands the consequences of committing a crime. She also mentions, “the same malleability that makes them vulnerable to peer pressure also makes them promising candidates for rehabilitation… majority of young offenders grow out of crime” (8-9). Juveniles can grow out of their misbehavior. It is easier to make a juveniles grow into a law-obeying citizen as juveniles are still developing, they can intake the information and understand from the mistake they made as a child. Given the chance and opportunity to be released at a reasonable age, juveniles can change for the better. Hence, juveniles should not be sentenced to life without parole as they can also redeem themselves during their time of
They learn more as they grow older with experience. To throw a juveniles into jail and give them no hope to rejoin society can affect the juveniles mind into depression, hence with a chance given to them, they would grasp onto it and be able to redeem themselves for the better. As addressed in Gail Garinger’s article “Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences”, she mentions juveniles just can’t do the things that most adults are allowed to easily do. She writes,”... they are less mature, more vulnerable to peer pressure.. And their characters are still in formation” (6). Throwing a juveniles in an adult prison despite committing an “adult” crime is similar to throwing a kitten into a cage of lions. There is a difference between a child and an adult. Adults have more life experience, their brain are more developed, their emotions can easily be controlled. A child on the other hand is underdeveloped, they learn from the adults around them. A juvenile’s call to action can go on without much thought, while an adult understands the consequences of committing a crime. She also mentions, “the same malleability that makes them vulnerable to peer pressure also makes them promising candidates for rehabilitation… majority of young offenders grow out of crime” (8-9). Juveniles can grow out of their misbehavior. It is easier to make a juveniles grow into a law-obeying citizen as juveniles are still developing, they can intake the information and understand from the mistake they made as a child. Given the chance and opportunity to be released at a reasonable age, juveniles can change for the better. Hence, juveniles should not be sentenced to life without parole as they can also redeem themselves during their time of