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Cause Of Juvenile Crimes

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In our country The United States, there are many juvenile center packed with juveniles that have done some type of crime to end up in these centers. The minors in these detention centers have done a crime rather it was minor or major. Some judges want some of these young people to serve life in prison as adults and some believe they shouldn’t. Some courts want to see juveniles facing life in prison for crimes they’ve committed , these juveniles need to be heard and given a second chance they are still growing and do not yet have the same mentality as adults and have examples being set in their surroundings. Courts want to send juveniles to face a life sentence in prison for the crimes they’ve done without the chance to speak up for …show more content…

In“Startling Finds On Teenage Brains” they did a new experiment showing the growth from a small child to when they’re big. He states that “Basically” the brain is like a puzzle, and growth is fastest in the exact parts the kid needs to learn skills at different times. “ it’s all a process”. These children are still growing and are completely different from adults so they don’t view everything the same.“ Young people are biologically different from adults. Brain imaging studies reveal that the regions of the adolescent brain responsible for controlling thoughts, actions and emotions are not fully developed.” (pg 93) Paul mentions in the article he wrote that there are brain cells being lost in the children's brains were controlling impulse and self control so that’s why these children act violent and out of control. We should be able to help these children on helping them grow and not left with no faith of help on there journey of …show more content…

Things that surround these youngsters influences them to do bad things. Marjie Lundstrom mentions a few case with children trying things from tv shows, videos games etc.. In the case of Lionel Tate who was twelve he killed a little girl says he was imitating a show. Many things that they watch they want to imitate and that's what they end up in trouble, and also believe it's okay to do similar things that they see on the media. In the article “ Kids Are Kids…” there is another case of a fifteen year old claimed he was mimicking a TV program who rob banks and now is doing a 26 year sentence term. (pg.87). Brazill shot to death his english teacher because she would not let him say buy to two girls on his last day in school , he didn’t have self control.We need to put some type of stop to violent media influencing our young people. Juveniles should not face time in prison for crimes they’ve committed but should be helped out in growing to be a better person. They are still kids , they have no self control and need help in guiding them , they don’t have a clear mentality and still are in the process of growth.Instead of punishing these children is only making them worst , so they need to be heard and helped through the journey of growth from a young children to becoming an

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Paul Thompson in the article “Startling Finds on Teenage Brains” , claims that 14 year old Brazil, charged in last May’s shooting of middle school teacher Gunrow, was found guilty of second degree murder. Paul Thompson supports his by first explaining that Brazil was only 12 when the incident happen. He then says since he was only 12 , his brain was and still is not fully developed. Lastly the author says ,” teenagers are not yet adults , and the legal system shouldn’t treat them as such. Thompson’s purpose is to get the world to know , if children are not yet adults, why are they being treated like one in the legal system in order to stop it.

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In the documentary “When Kids Get Life” by Ofra Bikel we see five men who were sentenced to life in prison for committing crimes in their teens. We hear the stories of how it happened, why it happened, and what life is like for them today. This documentary sheds light on the battle that juveniles face when they commit crimes and the judicial system. This documentary relates heavily in the material we learn because although it is about teenagers who receive life in prison, the judicial system plays a key role.

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It also has to be taken into consideration that children who commit these crimes should not be placed with adults as it will severely hurt their rehabilitation. In the article Juvenile Justice: Can Young Criminals Be Reformed? On Commonlit and Written by Carl Stoffers published by The New York Times Upfront December 11, 2017. This article mentions Noah Schultz, a teen who moved out of an adult jail to a juvenile center "Most of my clients had never heard of life imprisonment without parole and had no capacity to appreciate what it would mean," (Stoffers 35-36).

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“For Life?” the question that just kept replaying in Lionel Tate’s head over and over again. He never thought he would be sitting in a courtroom at the age of thirteen. Tate had just been sentenced to life without parole. He did not really know what to think as he was charged with murdering a six year old.

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For example, in the article it states that “Stranger still, brain cells and connections are only being lost in the areas controlling impulses, risk-taking and self-control” Researchers have discovered that teenagers are literally no where near the mentality of an adult and also lack self-control when their angry, so this is why many people believe giving these teenagers a second chance to better themselves should be an option. Teenagers over their teen years also lose some of their cells and brain tissue which is also a side affect of them thinking differently. It’s not making an excuse for their actions, but simply explaining why most teenagers take actions out of fear or

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A kid is a kid until the age of eighteen, then in the eyes of the law they are legally an adult. So why do the court systems trial a juvenile as an adult at the age of thirteen or fourteen? Mistakes are made and when the courts put kids behind bars for a life sentence and are not giving them the chance to change. To these juveniles, being sentenced to life is a slap in the face says to them that they will never have the chance of fixing or learning from that mistake that they have made. That they have to face a life sentence and have that burden on them forever.

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There are certain instances of juveniles being tried as adults and sometimes ending up getting a life sentence without a chance of parole. I find that pretty harsh because there have been some cases where the juvenile meant no harm, they were either confused or brought along by gang members and they end up being charged along with the gang members for just being with them when a crime goes down. I believe that juveniles do not deserve to be given a life sentence because for one they are still maturing, they can learn from their mistakes and make amends, we still have to combat crimes like intended murder committed by a juvenile with extreme punishments especially if they are well over the age of 16. In the article published by the New York Times on March 14, 2012 “Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences”, Garinger discusses that juveniles deserve a second chance since their brains are still developing.

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Juvenile Justice Should juveniles get treated as adults that’s one of the biggest controversy in our nation now days, with many juveniles committing crimes that are inconceivable according to their age. Judges have the last word on how to treat this young people. Many people argue that “the teens that are under eighteen are only kids, they won’t count them as young adults, not until they commit crimes. And the bigger the crime, the more eager this people are to call them adults” (Lundstrom 87). This is why people can’t come to a decision as how these young people should be treated like.

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Can you imagine waking up behind closed walls and bars? Waking up to see your inmate who is a 45-year-old bank robber and you are a 14-year-old minor who made a big mistake. This is why minors who have committed crimes should not be treated the same as adults. Some reasons are because the consequences given to minors in adult court would impact a minor’s life in a negative way. If a minor is tried through a juvenile court, they have a greater chance of rehabilitation.

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