Juveniles being tried as adults, is it fair or just. Everyone has their own opinions of these juvenile offenders on whether or not they should be tried as adults. Yet, people tend to forget that these juveniles are not adults. Although they should be held accountable for the crime that they committed, isn 't that what the juvenile justice system is for, juveniles that commit crimes? The juvenile justice system is set up for their particular needs versus criminal justice system is set up based on the needs of adults. Not the other way around. When trying juveniles as adults, we will lose hope for rehabilitation in the future and upon release, they are at a higher chance of committing crimes.
Brain development in teenagers is still developing. The concept of plasticity is an optimal development window that all teenagers experience. This developmental period shows a sharp increase in morbidity and mortality related to a wide range of types of behavioral and emotional problems (Dhal. 2004 p. 7). When children become adolescents, their bodies and brains go through an immense change, not just physically but emotionally. For healthy brain development, a child needs a stable healthy …show more content…
The two boys shot and kill four fellow classmates and a teacher during a school shooting that they set up. Being from Arkansas, it was fairly common for parents to give and buy their children guns for hunting. They had easy access but it is not always about the access since Eric Harris (shooter at Columbine) did not have access but had other means to gain access. Back to Andrew Golden and Mitchell Johnson, they was both tried as juveniles so much information is unavailable but what is found is that they was both held in a detention facility until he was 21 years old and released in 2007 and since has changed his name for his own protection yet Mitchell Johnson is back in prison for other federal charges. Neither boy has the school shooting/murders on their
Brain development in teenagers is still developing. The concept of plasticity is an optimal development window that all teenagers experience. This developmental period shows a sharp increase in morbidity and mortality related to a wide range of types of behavioral and emotional problems (Dhal. 2004 p. 7). When children become adolescents, their bodies and brains go through an immense change, not just physically but emotionally. For healthy brain development, a child needs a stable healthy …show more content…
The two boys shot and kill four fellow classmates and a teacher during a school shooting that they set up. Being from Arkansas, it was fairly common for parents to give and buy their children guns for hunting. They had easy access but it is not always about the access since Eric Harris (shooter at Columbine) did not have access but had other means to gain access. Back to Andrew Golden and Mitchell Johnson, they was both tried as juveniles so much information is unavailable but what is found is that they was both held in a detention facility until he was 21 years old and released in 2007 and since has changed his name for his own protection yet Mitchell Johnson is back in prison for other federal charges. Neither boy has the school shooting/murders on their