When Should Juveniles Be Treated as Adults?. Federal Probation, 63(2), 52. In the adult system, defendants are found guilty, each individual responsible for their action and should be held accountable and punish accordingly. Except for teenagers because of their immaturity. Adult court is sort of punishment and juvenile court is typically for rehabilitation for juveniles. If young offender is tried as an adult, the court system should consider the teenager’s immaturity, self-defense, mental state, and extenuating circumstances. Also, they should consider, it quite clear that anyone as young as nine have the capacity to know the difference between wrong and right. Therefore we can assume that children at this age can be held responsible for
