Age doesn't define whether or not you've become an adult it's the maturity that defines whether you have reached the certain point in your life where you are capable of knowing the difference between right and wrong. Sooner or later, but some happen to do so quicker. When a person turns eighteen you have the opportunity to do certain things, such as no longer having a curfew, being able to purchase alcohol ,and also voting rights, meaning that you are completely responsible for the actions you take. Looking at different cases where adolescents have committed a crime they knew that they weren't going to get punished like adults, even though they knew what they were doing was wrong. Adolescents commit crimes as if they were adults, and aren't…
The documentary of The Lost Children of Rockdale County was about a syphilis outbreak back in 1996 that happened in an urban area of Atlanta Georgia. The outbreak affected over 200 teenagers. Parents did not know that their children were getting involved in premarital sex, group sex, drinking and taking drugs. Without this outbreak of syphilis, the community of Rockdale would have not known that their children were behaving deviant.…
Who is Responsible? Johnny Mendes was a professional mountain climber who scaled the world's tallest peaks, until, he wasn't. One night he decided to scale a small but rocky mountain near his homeland without any protection and he fell to his painful death. Life is made up of choices and actions each leading up to their consequences.…
Misconception happens on a daily basis, whether we notice we’re doing it or not. Our faulty thinking leads us to be inaccurate on a number of occasions. Have you ever assumed that a person from across the room has certain personality traits based on silly stereotypes? I believe we’re all guilty of doing so one time or another. It’s a common issue that our society has been challenged with, and unfortunately it raises conflict upon us all.…
By the 12th grade over 60% of suburban high school students have tried smoking. This is a higher rate then the urban high school students who clock in at least 54%. This was close as far as distance goes percentage wise for underage drinking. With suburban high school students leading at 74% and urban students leaving at 71%. And the sad yet common thing about it as well is that four out of ten 12th graders in both suburban and urban schools have used illegal drugs.…
In the world today, Many people have to debate whether or not, if children under the age six years old should be held responsible for murder, and majority agree and some disagree until a full investigating is made to find out why and how these children get a hold of using a weapon, and what behaviors provokes them to do harm to one another, and where did this take place in the child life when the parent should be checking on there children twenty- four seven at all times making sure that the kids secure and safe no matter what. It’s sad how children doing harm to each other, and don’t even know what they’re doing, because they don’t have the proper supervision by the parents, and following what they see other people do. The biggest problem…
Do you think that middle school students should be drug tested? Here are three reasons to why people agree, and why people disagree. Did you know that some parents say that this is unconstitutional? Students who were randomly drug tested were also less likely to use drugs in later years, and most kids have actually learned how to cheat at these tests!…
An ongoing issue in the U.S. today is whether the drinking age should be lowered from 21 to 18. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed by Congress back in 1984 that required states to raise the ability to possess and purchase alcohol from age 18 to age 21. The question is whether or not Congress made a mistake by passing this Act. Although there are some excellent points arguing against a lower drinking age, there are far more reasons to allow 18-year-olds to legally purchase alcohol.…
Although schools could be testing the wrong group of people, schools should drug test their athletes because it has been proven effective, it can help spread awareness, and it does not go against the Fourth Amendment. The case of New Jersey v. T.L.O was the first case that was held due of the questioning about whether or not the drug testing of athletes was constitutional. The case came about because of an incident where a girl was caught smoking marijuana in a…
As you walk through the school you hope to walk to a friendly, safe environment. For example, you don’t want to be walking into a school where drugs are being sold, used and exchanged. According to the article “Facts About Teenage Drug and Alcohol Abuse” reveals that 86% of this age group know someone who smokes, drinks or does drugs during the school day. As a result students should be drug tested. There many reasons why drug testing is a great tool for schools.…
When we look at delinquents there is one common factor that we always look at first. This factor is the age of the criminal, and in large part this is due to the age crime curve. When delinquents are in their adolescence stages of life they are most likely to commit crimes. This is due to many factors that deal with the problems people may face while they are in their adolescent years of life, such as strain, stress, and anxiety. These factors then lead to things such as impulsivity and not thinking about the consequences an act may have.…
In the article, Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents by the National Institute on Drug Abuse it explains how children start to abuse drugs in the early ages of 12 or 13 which can indicate that it could have started at an earlier age (National Institute on Drug Abuse.) Children who have had a hard childhood can turn to people who are not a good influence. Those who have been sexually, physically, and emotionally abused turn to drugs to not deal with reality. There are also times when young teens just want to fit in and be cool, and in order to that they need to do what those kids do (in most cases is doing drugs.) Pressure from friends can push a young person who is trying to find themselves and find their place in the world to do things that they know they shouldn 't…
The National Institute On Drug Abuse proves that not all students turn to drugs because of school. There is an estimated seventy percent of students who have tried one form of alcohol or drug substance during high school, but this is not all from depression. Some is said to be from peer pressure, to fit in, their neighborhood, community, family, bullying, or just for fun. Drugs would only allow a student to have a one time emotional “high” experience. After a first experience the user will never have that same emotional state as before.…
I do believe drug testing is justified at school level. However, in my opinion this should only be done at high school level. It is normally at this stage that students are selected and begin their professional sporting careers. A sports person who is doping is likely to perform more consistently and better than their competitors who are not.…
Due to increase rates among minors, it is evident that the judicial system is not effective and needs more remediation. Looking at history, it seems as though the judicial system was harsher and had deep consequences, as well as short and long term effects, and due to this, society needs to revisit the previous policies and utilize these in current practice. Initially, back then, laws were very strict on young teens/minors, officers, and criminal acts on young teens and adults, especially when young minors commit violence or crimes. Crimes back then were very harsh on the young minors especially due to their young age, they were trying to make them not commit the bad acts.…