When you are a child what you say do and think is what type of person you will eventually become when you grow older. They can be fifteen thinking about video games and another person can be fifteen thinking about trying alcohol. Kids who are from good neighbourhoods and good surroundings in their family and friends are proven to be good individuals. Assume if you are a first time juvenile offender into reform school, offenders who did worse then them surround them, which they get adapted by them. Choosing between Restorative and Retributive system, Restorative justice would be the best outcome for these boys. The system would treat the boys as individuals who have violated the rights of another person by attempting to kill him. The boys are still young and knew nothing about the law however, they knew that it was wrong to cause harm to another person. If the boys were dealt with Retributive Justice, it would start by focusing on the offence then punishing the crime since it seeks to establish blames on the victim but it doesn’t always work …show more content…
The Criminogenic Behaviour can be addressed by how youths across reality because youths start to learn the surroundings around them which, the four boys had hard life styles to begin with. Firstly, Youth Criminal Justice Act will give the youths a chance to participle in their decision-making. Secondly, Juvenile Delinquency would treat the kids as delinquents not criminals. Lastly, Restorative justice is what will help them improve and not make them criminals when they get out of the detention center. Retributive on the other hand will just be punishing them and making there lives even worse. An offender especially for the first time needs help. If they receive just about community hours and special help on weekends in improving themselves, it would result in a better outcome. You just need to tell them the fact that if they commit anything a second time then serious consequences will be used towards them. It isn’t just about punishing an offender; you have to keep in mind that you have to help them improve as well. It’s hard for youths to adjust in a normal life, hard to change and control the society to make youths stop. If a young offender who has done something for the first time is put into jail, chances are he’ll