Juveniles Should Be Tried As Adults

Juvenile Justice
The United States has been affected by a number of crimes committed by juveniles. The juvenile crime rate has been increasing in recent years. Everyday more juveniles commit crimes for various reasons. They act as adults when they are not officially adults. There is a discussion about how juveniles should be punished if they commit heinous crimes. While many argue that juveniles who commit serious crimes, such as a murder, should be treated as adults, the fact is, juveniles under the age of eighteen, are not adults, and should not be treated as such.
Juveniles are not mature enough or developed psychologically, and, therefore, do not consider the consequences of their actions. In the article, “Startling Finds on Teenage Brains”

The explosive mental disorders also contribute to the behavior of juveniles. These mental illnesses cause impulsive behavior in juveniles and influence them to commit crimes. Juveniles who suffer from mental problems are not fully conscious of their actions if they commit crimes. Mental illnesses do not let juveniles think about the severe and lamentable consequences of their actions. In some cases, the defense of a juvenile presents a clinical report that indicates that often juveniles suffers from mental illness. These clinical reports may prove that the juvenile was not conscious of what he was doing would end with severe consequences. The mental problems presented in juveniles develop early in childhood. For example, a child who is sexually and mentally abused during childhood tends to suffer mental problems throughout adolescence. Recently these kids are reported metal disable. The cruel actions committed against these children cause mental disorders. These kids may become violent and aggressive people. The mental damage also may conduct them to use drugs or hurt someone to the extent of committing homicides. But often, these offenders are not treated as adults because they are still under the age of eighteen and are not mentally conscious of their actions. Laurence Steinberg, in “Mental Illness and Juveniles,” argues that the crimes that the juveniles are

Because there are many differing opinions as to how to deal with juveniles with juveniles who commit a crime, we need to understand the various arguments regarding this problem. For example, while many believe that juveniles should not be treated as adults if they commit capital crimes. Other research, however, shows that juveniles need to be treated as adults if they commit serious crimes and sentenced to life in prison. Being mentally challenged does not justify committing heinous crimes around the world. Jennifer Jenkins, in “ On Punishment and Teen Killers”, argues that is not a coincidence that juveniles are committing crimes everyday. The rate of crimes committed by juveniles is the same around the world and obviously, this is not a coincidence. The writer says that all juveniles do not need to be mentally challenged to commit crimes. For example, Jennifer states a case in which the offender grew up in a good family. Whenever he broke the law, his parents would fix the problem. For several months, very carefully, he planned a murder. Before he planned this murder he had a criminal record, which indicates that he had committed serious crimes in the past. He was not mentally disabled and he did not act on impulse. According to Jerkins, “If the brain development were the reason, then teens would kill at roughly the same rates all over the world. They do not. Advocates often repeat, but truly misunderstand