What age is youth consider as adults? Age plays an important factor in determining if youth should be charged as adults or juveniles for crimes that they commit. The debate of when do children become adults has varied from one period to another. For example, in the Middle Ages, children who were seven were considered as adult because they could farm and work in the fields (Bartollas & Miller, 1994). During the Renaissance, children from poor families became adults at seven, but for aristocratic children they became adults after schooling that prepared them to help rule society. In the Industrial Revolution children became adults after they were out of school (Bartollas & Miller, 1994). Today, youth became adults when they graduate from high school or enter into college or even hold a steady job (Bartollas & Miller, 1994). According to an interview done with the Mr. and Mrs. Vang, who has been affected by the court system because of their two sons. The oldest one who is now serving in an adult prison for thirty years for killing other gang members, while the youngest one who has been in and out of juvenile rehabilitation for vandalism and robbery. Mr. Vang mentioned that nowadays young teens are capable of doing adult crimes. Society should not feel guilty about punishing them. Mr. Vang also adds that kids need to learn how to take responsibility for their actions instead of getting away with breaking the law (personal communication, November 11, 2002). Even though juveniles may not know right from wrong, may not develop a social conscience, may not feel guilty or remorse over their action, are not mentally aware, and are not emotionally mature, many prosecutors believe they should be tried as adults (Bartollas & Miller, 1994). Therefore, when determining whether juveniles should be considered as children or adults, remember that juvenile crimes are not senseless crimes, but brutal and vicious crimes (Bartollas & Miller, 1994). I feel that it should not be based on age and our notion of who are children and adults, but based on how severe the crime was.

What are the differences between juvenile court and adult court? I believe that knowing the differences between the two court systems would help people to understand that youth who commit serious crimes such as murder, sexual assault, drug selling, and robbery should belong in an adult court instead of juvenile court. As we all know, juvenile court is a rehabilitation system, unlike the adult court, which is based on punishment. Juvenile court should be for young people who are neglected, victimized, or abused, not criminals who violate the law (Bartollas & Miller, 1994). Yes, some juveniles who have commit serious crimes are neglected, victimized, or abused themselves. However, when the same crime is committed over and over, they are not consider as neglected, victimized, or abused, but as law violators that this is the cut of line for treating them as juveniles. "The juvenile crime rate for every 1,000 youth is at risk of becoming criminals, increased with ag

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