Crimes are committed everyday by a variety of age groups in the United States. Should children be tried as adults for the violent crimes they have committed? Trying children should be based on their cruel, premeditated offences. The consequences of kids' decisions will make a great impact in their lives. They ought to be convicted for their crimes no matter the age because fair and prompt justice can decrease the amount of crimes committed. Being lenient on the charges does not show improvement in the offences these teenagers commit. The Supreme Court and the federal laws need to find a better approach that is definite and not taken apprehensively. There is a preconceived notion that if these delinquents are incarcerated as adults, they are considered as hopeless when it is setting …show more content…
The causes of why these children are most likely to follow an incriminating path is because of the environments they are raised in. It makes it quite a task to find answers to this epidemic. The way violence is fixed between these teens is by giving something back to someone if they do something to them, therefore, it is usually done for enjoyment. By placing these delinquents in a juvenile facility, they risk being exposed to more abuse and in most cases, gang-ridden environments and adding more children can make their experience detrimental. It is said in CQ researcher about sexual abuse that, "In its study of the issue in juvenile prisons, the Justice Department said six facilities had victimization rates of 30 percent or higher. There is an idea that if kids are recovered that they could learn from their mistakes and be given a second chance, but if they are capable of carrying out such horrible infractions just like an adult who is Robles Garcia 3 also competent and well aware of their actions, then it should not be taken so lightly because justice should be