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Frederick Douglass 'Juvenile System And The Goal'

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Juvenile System and the Goal By Nichole Agudal ERWC- English 12 Mar 12, 2024. “A man is worked upon by what he works on”. He may carve out his circumstances, but his circumstances will carve him out as well.”- Frederick Douglass, The Portable Frederick Douglass. A person can try to do good and be good, but one’s circumstances can make that difficult. Sometimes crimes aren’t as simple as black and white; they did a bad thing; therefore, they are a bad person. Life happens, some are born into a prosperous life, while others perish in their circumstances. When it comes to the Juvenile System or the justice system as a whole, rather than incarceration, rehabilitation is what should be aimed at. While juveniles should still be punished for their …show more content…

Brain development isn’t the sole reason for an adolescent's actions or behaviors, but an explanation as to why they do the things they do. Even with that, many other factors can lead to certain behaviors. For example, Jenkins illuminates that there is a “violence-loving culture in which we raise them. no juvenile crime until the introduction of television into their culture”. Adult prisons are typically known for their violence, inhibiting that type of environment will cause more harm than good. An adolescent brain would be influenced by that environment, intensifying the varying behaviors that got them in prison in the first …show more content…

Including community disinvestment, financial state, and childhood trauma. In the open letter, “Juvenile Injustice: Charging Youth as Adults is Ineffective, Biased, and Harmful-Executive Summary” the Human Impact Partners lists and explains environmental factors that affect youth behavior, stating, “lack of opportunity. role switching, known as parentification can impact a young person’s outlook and sense of self.” These factors force a kid to have to make hard decisions, backing them up to what they see as their only option. Situations like having to steal to provide for their siblings, having to kill as their only escape, or even having to commit a crime just to see their

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