Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults

Lara Makableh
Barlas
ERWC, 3rd Period
8 December 2017
The Controversies in Juvenile Justice
Much debate exists on the topic of whether or not juveniles ought to be tried and sentenced to the same degree as an adult. The individuals who carry out capital crimes, including juveniles, should be punished according to the law. Age should not be considered a factor when taking into account cases of violent crimes. Many individuals claim, however, that teenagers do not know any better, or that they were raised with the conception that this conduct is acceptable. In spite of the fact that there is some fact to these claims, the truth of this social issue is significantly more complex. Juveniles should not be tried as adults for that their minds are

The reformers believed that children could be corrected and that it would be unjust to treat them as adults and it would result in misconduct. It was based on the sole idea that children and adults were developmentally different and that children were more amenable to rehabilitation. The reformers also believed that juveniles were not responsible for their actions and it was all due to their parent's neglect or abuse( Rovner 1). It is easy to forget that most juveniles who are incarnated will end up on the streets as soon as their time is up. This means much of what they will know would have come from the time they spent in their cells. Thus, making sure that the children are well trained and have access to appropriate education and mental health services when they are locked up is essential in order to successfully reintegrate them into society (Rovner 2). By allowing them to be tried and locked up with adults they will not be able to get access to an appropriate juvenile justice system that will likely influence their behavior

Although, no treatment program is 100 percent effective in future offending it has dramatically decreased recidivism. Studies have shown that those who were transferred to adult court were amongst those who contributed to higher recidivism rates. A study has shown that the juvenile system wasn’t effective at restraining repeating offenses and that adult imprisonment may have encouraged further violence(Fagan 39). Researchers found that juveniles who go to adult prison are more likely to be sexually assaulted than youths who are in juvenile detention centers,also more likely to be beaten by staff than youth in juvenile detention centers, additionally juveniles who go to adult prison are 4.6 times more likely to commit suicide in adult prison than the general youth population and likely to commit suicide than adolescents in juvenile detention centers during 1989 (Fagan 40). The continuous debate safeguarding children and protecting society through the juvenile court system has been going on for decades. The tension is so strong, it still continues to this day, where we are still having to deal with our juvenile justice system. There has never been a clear single dominant path to follow in regards to the juvenile system. But through the following research conducted and arguments placed. The benefits of