The fact that “school-to-prison” is even an idea in society is a travesty. It shows a huge problem within the American justice system. On the topic of specific policies implements my the system, they are far too harsh. Those who do wrong should be punched for their mistakes, but the level of it must be just. In many ways, this also answers the questions on leeway and the harshness of the system. While juveniles have the ability to have clean records as adults, the system is still broke. The fact that children can be treated like an adult criminal, is wrong. I do not believe that the structure of the juvenile system encourages children to stay on the right path after experiencing it. While it may do this for some, the majority of children
