If one looks at the problem from one point of view, it is hard to understand why the criminal cannot be punished with the entire severity of the law. As the number of youngsters who get arrested for serious offences increases, it is only natural to believe that the severity of their punishments must be increased as well. This should make the perpetrators understand the real extent of their actions. A person who is duly punished for breaking the law will be wearier of repeating the act. This cannot be said about someone whose punishment is too light when compared to the crime committed the most common offense was larceny-theft.
Juveniles accounted for 16% percent of all violent crime arrests and 32% of all property crime arrests in 1999.
Juveniles accounted for 16% percent of all violent crime arrests and 32% of all property crime arrests in 1999.