Juvenile Justice Juveniles are young children, the law states juveniles are children under the age of 18. Many of these juveniles commit crimes like theft, assault, and the worst crime of all murder. These certain juveniles who commit these heinous murders are sometimes sentences to life in prison without parole, depending the severity of their crime. But, should theses juveniles be sentenced to life in prison? Some people agree with these life sentencing while other Americans do not agree with these sentences. I on the other do agree with life sentences but, to an extent not fully. I do not agree with not giving these juveniles a second chance no matter the crime. I believe everyone deserves a second chance even if they did kill someone
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One example, is in the article “10 Horrible Crimes Committed by Children,” written by Michael Allison; where is discusses a 4 year committing murder. The conflict occurred in Saudi Arabia and included a 4 year old and his father, the boy was furious at the father because he would not buy the Play Station 3 (ps3) for him. Now most children at the age of 4 would have just pouted and cried because he did not receive his console, instead this boy decided to murder his father in rage. What could cause such a violent action from a 4 year old? Maybe it was the culture he was born into, one that is surrounded by violence. Which he was probably exposed to at an early age, through video games, movies, and possibly music as …show more content…
This would support a jail house only for juveniles convicted as adults as above because these teens wouldn’t receiving any outside influence from other older inmates as they would in state prison. The fact that teens are sensitive to outside influence is stated in the article named "Adolescent brains open to change: teens ' neural wiring is extra sensitive to outside influences,” by Laura Sanders, she explains how teenage brains are sensitive to outside influences that may shape those persons ideas. Since it is easier for the brain to be influenced at this age it would be smart to keep these juveniles away from any type of negative outside influence that they would receive in adult
One example, is in the article “10 Horrible Crimes Committed by Children,” written by Michael Allison; where is discusses a 4 year committing murder. The conflict occurred in Saudi Arabia and included a 4 year old and his father, the boy was furious at the father because he would not buy the Play Station 3 (ps3) for him. Now most children at the age of 4 would have just pouted and cried because he did not receive his console, instead this boy decided to murder his father in rage. What could cause such a violent action from a 4 year old? Maybe it was the culture he was born into, one that is surrounded by violence. Which he was probably exposed to at an early age, through video games, movies, and possibly music as …show more content…
This would support a jail house only for juveniles convicted as adults as above because these teens wouldn’t receiving any outside influence from other older inmates as they would in state prison. The fact that teens are sensitive to outside influence is stated in the article named "Adolescent brains open to change: teens ' neural wiring is extra sensitive to outside influences,” by Laura Sanders, she explains how teenage brains are sensitive to outside influences that may shape those persons ideas. Since it is easier for the brain to be influenced at this age it would be smart to keep these juveniles away from any type of negative outside influence that they would receive in adult