Consequences Of Juvenile Crimes

Register to read the introduction… Today, more youths are involved in gangs, murders, and assaults than history has shown. So, if these children are capable of committing adult crimes, shouldn’t they face adult consequences? It seems that the severity of juvenile crime has risen so much, that it is hard to distinct it from adult crimes. On the other hand, most adult offenders we find today, who commit murder or assault are not first time offenders. The unfortunate thing is that a survey given by the Pretrial Services Resource Center found that an astonishing number of juveniles in adult facilities were charged with nonviolent crimes (ABCNews.com: Juveniles in Adult Jails. When it comes to adult trial, the defendant is usually contained in an adult prison throughout the trial. After one night in an adult jail, a child would not be as mentally stable as before, and being ready for trial would simply be out of the question. Sure, the nightly news will show a great deal of youth violence that is as severe as adult crimes, but they will not show the high number of youths that committed petty crimes, sentenced to stay in a truly dangerous …show more content…
There are programs similar to boot camp, which can work to do nothing but improve a child’s behavior. These programs teach the lesson needed to be taught, while keeping juveniles out of a hostile and dangerous environment. Instead of being confined to a jail with people twice the offenders age, juveniles put into an environment of other youths their age who want to be their no more than the next guy is. The majority of children sent to boot camps usually come out in better shape mentally and physically than they were when they went