Michael,
Excellent discussion post. I agree with the perspective you have presented. The decision on whether or not to prosecute juveniles as adults should be handed on a case to case basis. The decision to transfer a juvenile to adult court should be based on the seriousness of the crime. The “seven deadly sins” as you emphasized, such as murder, aggravated child-molestation, and armed robbery with a firearm, warrants being tried as an adult. I was unware that the standards for prosecuting juveniles as adults is unclear. These standards need to be made more clearly and it needs to be implemented in the same manner from state to state. Lastly, even though studies have shown otherwise, I do believe that trying juveniles as adults has a deterrent
Excellent discussion post. I agree with the perspective you have presented. The decision on whether or not to prosecute juveniles as adults should be handed on a case to case basis. The decision to transfer a juvenile to adult court should be based on the seriousness of the crime. The “seven deadly sins” as you emphasized, such as murder, aggravated child-molestation, and armed robbery with a firearm, warrants being tried as an adult. I was unware that the standards for prosecuting juveniles as adults is unclear. These standards need to be made more clearly and it needs to be implemented in the same manner from state to state. Lastly, even though studies have shown otherwise, I do believe that trying juveniles as adults has a deterrent