As more crimes are being committed in the United States, some of those crimes are being committed by juveniles. Juveniles get different punishments than adults and do not go to an adult prison. It is not fair for one person, just seventeen years of age to be tried in a juvenile court, receiving a lesser sentence for under than someone who is just 5 months older who committed the same crime. Juveniles under the age of 18 are capable of being held responsible for their action. Juveniles commit horrible crimes just like adults, therefore they should receive an equal punishment, a crime is a crime. Juveniles should be tried as adults. On the other hand, negative aspect of trying juveniles as adults, it gets the parents off the hook of being responsible
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Just because they are technically not considered to be an adult, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have to learn how actions have consequences no matter what your age is. This is a tough lesson that many citizens feel should be learned at a young age. If harsh punishments are given early on, it could lessen the likelihood that juveniles would commit other crimes in the future. Society shouldn't look at the fact that a person who committed a crime is a child. That shouldn't have any relevance to the fact that someone did something very stupid and should be punished for it. Adults who are criminally charged with something don't get a reduced sentence, or are sentenced to community service for a crime they committed, they are sent to prison where they have many years to think about their actions and learn from their mistakes. Juveniles should take the same punishments as adults.
To summarize, the United States would benefit from trying adolescents as adults. As it would make the children take responsibility of their actions and giving harsher punishments will scare and make them change their way of life. If judges try all juveniles as adults general crime would go down and the United States can be a safer place to
Just because they are technically not considered to be an adult, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have to learn how actions have consequences no matter what your age is. This is a tough lesson that many citizens feel should be learned at a young age. If harsh punishments are given early on, it could lessen the likelihood that juveniles would commit other crimes in the future. Society shouldn't look at the fact that a person who committed a crime is a child. That shouldn't have any relevance to the fact that someone did something very stupid and should be punished for it. Adults who are criminally charged with something don't get a reduced sentence, or are sentenced to community service for a crime they committed, they are sent to prison where they have many years to think about their actions and learn from their mistakes. Juveniles should take the same punishments as adults.
To summarize, the United States would benefit from trying adolescents as adults. As it would make the children take responsibility of their actions and giving harsher punishments will scare and make them change their way of life. If judges try all juveniles as adults general crime would go down and the United States can be a safer place to