Youth Violence
Are we solving youth violence by sending minors to jail in adult prisons? In the article “Tough Justice for Juveniles” author Edward Humes discusses the underlining problems with the Juvenile Justice System. In this article Humes claims in paragraph 2 that: “Our national fixation with meting out adult punishments to young criminals has blinded us to the underling crisis—the juvenile system’s shocking inability to impose meaningful penalties, or even supervision, on offenders before they become the “predators” we so fear.” Personally, I agree with the Humes, the Juvenile Justice System is so readily willing to punish young criminals to the furthest extent of the law. In most cases without even considering, they’re prior criminal history or the crimes, that they are currently being processed. Humes illustrated examples in paragraphs 4, 5, 6, and 7 by discussing two youth offenders and the punishment that they where sentenced to after being processed through the current laws used by the Juvenile Court System. In this article, the author clearly illustrates an appeal to authority by displaying a rational tone that isn’t offensive and the author appears to be personally knowledgeable about the subject matter making his views cr
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Approximate Word count = 1045
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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