Juveniles in the Adult System
If a twelve-year-old child murdered a person, what should be his/her punishment? If a thirty-year-old adult murdered a person, what should be his/her punishment? Should there be a difference in punishment? Should one be more strict then the other? Should one be more lenient then the other? These are all questions that most people have thought about. With all the youth crime talk in the media, these questions have been asked many times, and we always get the same outcome; DEBATE. One side of the story is that of the juvenile correction system. This system is about a hundred years old and has been revised before. This system has a positive outlook on what youths in trouble can become. They believe that one can be rehabilitated and taught differently. They believe that pre-adolescent children do not know the difference between reality and fantasy. They believe that they do no know the difference between right and wrong. The juvenile system was started in England after they opposed to the killing of young convicted felons. The English invented a juvenile correction system that would re-teach values and morals to the young, rehabilitate them, and give them a second chance at a happy life. They also set
Today, this system is still around and is practiced often. But now, it is more complicated. There are those who think that young offenders should do adult time for adult crime. Today, we now have waivers that send juveniles into the adult court system. There are those who believe that the juvenile system should be done away with and/or strengthened. If youths are sent into adult court, they are subject to everything that adults are. They can serve life sentences, parole, and death penalty. They are also subject to being locked up with adults. They would be placed in the county, state, or federal prison. They would be treated exactly like adults. As with any controversial issue, there are many sides and it is very hard to explain each one equally. One should have an open mind and look at both sides of the issue before choosing a side. Before I read some of the articles that I did, I thought that youths should be tried in adult court depending on the crime, that has not changed, but I do think that where they are held should be considered heavily. On the contrary, I do think that they should be held in a different section of the prison or what ever facility they happen to be in. I do think that the older, more hardene
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