Juvenile Justice: Why Criminals Should Be Charged As Adults

Juvenile Justice What are juveniles some may ask? Well juveniles are a young person under the age of 18 at which ordinary prosecution is possible. A juvenile, a youngster, a teenager, are different from an adult. Hearing the word juvenile doesn’t consist of an adult. There are many teenagers who commit a crime at a young age. Some teenagers commit a crime for many reasons they have many things going on their mind they aren’t fully developed and they are immature. An adult on the other hand are fully developed are mature and have more responsibilities than children. There are many factors of whether or not a juvenile should be charged as an adult. There are many factors to consider from an adult to a child. Some may say a child is fully aware of what they are doing …show more content…
Being under age 18 doesn’t consider one an adult you are considered a juvenile so, why would one get charged as an adult when there not considered an adult. When I hear the word adult I think of a lot of responsibilities, being able to vote, being able to drink etc. Life in prison isn’t right for a juvenile. Some may say well that’s what they get for committing a crime but a parent wants their 15 year old son to be locked in prison for life. No parent would want their son or daughter to be in prison for life or maybe even get life sentence. A former juvenile court judge specifically said “Young people are biologically different than adults.”(Garinger93) A juvenile court judge herself said no children aren’t anything alike as adults. She explains how in 2005 the Supreme Court noticed that the most extreme murder cases “Juvenile offenders cannot with reliability be classified among the worst offenders.” (Garinger 93) Garinger major claims are juveniles shouldn’t be locked up as adults. Juveniles shouldn’t get life in prison. She explains the differences of an adult and a child