Should Juvenile Court Be Tried As Adults Essay

Juvenile court began over one hundred years ago. The purpose of it was to guide rather than punish juveniles. They are not fully grown yet, and may not understand the crime they have commited. Many states, since Juvenile court began, have passed laws, making it easier for them, that certain children be tried as adults. It is only punishing their health and stability being put in adult prisons. Where as, the whole point of a Juvenile detention center is to correct behavior and show guidance in hope they will not re-offend. Minors should not be tried as adults if they commit a serious cime. They are not allowed to vote or sign contracts, so how it it fair they be tried as an adult when they are clearly not on the same level as them. There are many rules such as the legal age to vote, drive, drink, move out of your city, etc, that separate

Lets say a child 12 to 13 years old commits murder, and when asked why, they say “for fun”. This tells us, no matter how long you put a child in prison, they will not understand how their behavior was unacceptable. Putting a child in prison with older criminals will most likey just teach them about much worse crimes other inmates have commited. A study found that the suicide rate for children in an adult prison, rather than a juvenile detention center, increased to eight percent higher. Another study found at children being raped in adult prison is five times more likely than in a juvenile detention center. Almost ten percent of children being interviewed said they were sexually assaulted in some way. These statistics show the things that happen to children in adult prisons, and nothing is done about them, but if these things were imposed on children that did not disobey the law, something would be done about it. Why do children who obey the law have more protection than children who do