Should Repeat Juvenile Offender's History Be Considered As An Adult?

This article is about whether or not a repeat juvenile offender’s history should be considered in a case now that he is an adult. Smith was sentenced as a four time offender in a breaking and entering due to the history he already had with the court system from his juvenile years; he did not think that this was fair due to the fact it was done before becoming an adult. I do agree with the court’s decision that Smith should serve current time plus what he is already been charged for previously while being an adult; the time should not be split, both sentences should be completed together. In my opinion, the major facts that lead to the judge’s sentencing decision were that Smith had twelve previous charges against him as a juvenile including seven felonies and three misdemeanors. This did not help him at all; all the judge could see was that he could not stay out of trouble and it seemed as though he did not learn from previous charges. By sentencing him to up to thirty years in prison will hopefully give him plenty of time to get himself together, but they does not guarantee that once he is released that he will not go by to his criminal ways (leagle.com). …show more content…
As mentioned in one of the cases, it does not make sense to expunge these records when they are juveniles if they are going to be presented again years later; it is just a waste of time, money, and energy (leagle.com). On the other hand, to me it depends on the severity of the case. If a juvenile committed crimes such as rap or murder, I do believe that the previous records should be presented, especially if they committed the same crime as an