Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults Essay

Should juveniles be tried as adults? When juveniles are tried in criminal court they are not considered adults for reasons such as voting and drinking. They are still considered minors because they are not developmentally less mature and responsible. Also more reckless, unpredictable and susceptible to negative peer pressure. They may be looking for an escape due to their living conditions and may cause them to make wrong decisions led by peer pressure resulting in criminal actions. Adult jail is not the solution. Therefore, juveniles should not be tried as adults because they have not yet experienced this world as an adult long enough to fully understand their actions, and also they themselves may not be fully developed physically.
As people, juveniles are still in the process of developing. Juveniles that commit crimes may not have a clear, complete understanding of the crime they have committed. The brain of a child is not fully developed. The understanding of right and wrong is …show more content…
Like stated above, living conditions may be the reason minors are involved in criminal actions and is a major key to why criminal actions are acted upon. Young children in America are put at risk of abuse, neglect, domestic and community violence, and poverty. They could also be facing problems at home. Without any help, many of these young children suffer and struggle falling into despair and depression. Many teens cannot manage emotional, social and psychological challenges that they face during that adolescent stage. Eventually they start engaging in destructive and violent behavior resulting in committing crimes and later facing harsh punishments that may not be fair. Many states don’t care enough to recognize or look into these kind of situations that lead to child delinquency and instead they turn their backs and send them to further victimization and abuse in the adult criminal justice