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Summary: Should Juveniles Have The Right Of Rehabilitation

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Should Juveniles Have the Right of Rehabilitation? Every action you make will affect your future. Some more than others. Sometimes you don’t think about the consequences your actions will bring for you and others. And you would wish anything to go back in time to fix your mistakes, to get a second chance. Many juvenile delinquents think this as their walking into court to be sentenced. But some never get the second chance. People who break the law and are a certain age or younger are sent to a special kind of court. This court tries to help juveniles who committed crimes change and become someone who follows the law. In some places, the juvenile can be moved to the adult court to be sentenced. Some people think that minors shouldn’t be able …show more content…

According to SPLC, studies suggest that those in the juvenile system are less likely to be arrested again. On the other hand, adolescents in adult jail are more likely to reoffend and be convicted by 34% more (“Children Tried as Adults Face Danger, Less Chance for Rehabilitation”). This evidence shows that children in the adult criminal justice system have a higher chance at reoffense than those in juvie because juvie is trying to help and encourage you to make the right choices and become a law-following citizen. Because children sent to juvenile detention have less of a chance of reoffending, the more juveniles we send to detention, the fewer amounts of reoffending prisoners will go down. In conclusion, rehabilitation is a right that all juveniles should have because it will lower your chances of reoffending and being arrested again. According to American Youth Prevention Forum, juvenile detention methods of helping their prisoners, such as programs lessening violent incidents and programs that help students see how their thinking patterns gets them into trouble and how to avoid it, therefore lessening the chances of reoffending (…). This evidence shows that those sent to adult jail have a higher chance of reoffending because juvenile detention provides resources that will help prisoners avoid actions that may get them into trouble. When you know what gets you into trouble …show more content…

Payton Leutner, a 12-year-old girl was stabbed multiple times by two of her classmates. One knife cut was so close to her heart, that if one stab wound was a milliliter further, she would not have survived. The two girls responsible for this crime will be tried as adults in court. According to Daily Mail, Payton is bright and likes school. Her physical wounds from the incident have healed. Emotionally though, it’ll take a long time to heal (Collins). Some may argue that justice needs to be served, but some will respond that juvenile detention is still punishment. Juvie enforces and encourages good behavior. It has rules and lessens the chance of a youth to get into trouble. There are fair consequences for problematic behavior (“Building a More Effective Justice System”). This evidence shows that juvenile detention is still a punishment. There are rules you must follow and punishments for failing to follow them. The only big difference between jail and juvie is that juvie has rehabilitation for prisoners. In conclusion, there should be equal rights everyone is entitled to. Juvie is an appropriate

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