Reforming the Juvenile Justice system is a subject that has been an issue and debated for years. It is a system set up for juveniles that commit crimes. Life without parole is a controversial topic. Life without parole is given to juveniles that have had a non-homicide case. It also has been given to homicide Cases from six years old to eighteen years olds. Life without parole makes it to where juveniles will never be able to be free and will remain in prison until their death. Life without parole for juveniles has been in law for several years now and may have been a good option back then. However, juveniles should not be sentenced to life in prison without parole because children have the ability to change, children are underdeveloped, and reforming the juvenile will honor the victims’ family.
Juveniles have the ability to change while in jail. The children sentenced to juvenile are all so young and have time to change. Unlike adults, children are still learning consequences of their actions. It is hard to change if the child has “noted that, like the death penalty, life without parole offered no hope of ever reconciling or reentering the society and that life without hope there was little incentive to develop into a responsible person” (Lowry,2014,881). Life without parole gives no hope to juveniles, which does not give children any incentive to …show more content…
Punishing children for life without parole is not doing the child justice. Juveniles have the mentality and ability to change. Their brains are not developed emotionally which makes it hard to think through situations. Giving a child a second chance to make things right can honor the victims’ family and they can live for the victim. The benefit of banning this law is going all juveniles the hope of change. Having hope and the will to change is something that all juveniles can benefit from and can cause a chain reaction in the
Juveniles have the ability to change while in jail. The children sentenced to juvenile are all so young and have time to change. Unlike adults, children are still learning consequences of their actions. It is hard to change if the child has “noted that, like the death penalty, life without parole offered no hope of ever reconciling or reentering the society and that life without hope there was little incentive to develop into a responsible person” (Lowry,2014,881). Life without parole gives no hope to juveniles, which does not give children any incentive to …show more content…
Punishing children for life without parole is not doing the child justice. Juveniles have the mentality and ability to change. Their brains are not developed emotionally which makes it hard to think through situations. Giving a child a second chance to make things right can honor the victims’ family and they can live for the victim. The benefit of banning this law is going all juveniles the hope of change. Having hope and the will to change is something that all juveniles can benefit from and can cause a chain reaction in the