(Roper v Simmons, 2005, p. 570). Sullivan also pointed out that some laws on children being able to do things without being a certain age such as voting, driving, marriage, tattoos, and the purchasing age of alcohol (Sullivan v.
The question specifically posed for the court to address is whether the courts should consider the age of a juvenile suspect when deciding whether he or she is in custody for Miranda purposes. The Supreme Court issued an opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor determining that a age should be considered when determining if a juvenile suspect is in custody and should be issued their Miranda rights. Sotomayor’s opinion stated, “It is beyond dispute that children will often feel bound to submit to police questioning when an adult in the same circumstances would feel free to leave. Seeing no reason for police officers or courts to blind themselves to that commonsense reality, we hold that a child’s age properly informs the Miranda custody analysis” (The Oyez Project as IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law). The case was returned to a lower court to determine how the age of J.D.B. may have impacted the statements and evidence obtained by
Individuals have the right to a choice, to determine what will and will not be done to their body, including accepting or refusing medical treatment (Taylor, 2010, p. 148). However, one cannot make these types of decisions until they are 18-years-old. This provision explains that patients should be involved in their own plan of care if they are competent and choose to participate. In this case, C.C. refuses to participate and since she is a minor, her mother is the one who can make the decision by law. C.C’s mother agrees with her daughter in the refusal of medical treatment.
Henrietta Lack was an African American woman born in 1920 who helped science define some of the world’s medical discoveries. Many woman were dying every year from cervical cancer. Little did she know what the future held for her and millions of other people. This situation saddens me as a medical professional because a human was treated as a specimen rather than a person. Even though this was many decades ago, I feel as though there still should have been standard practices in place that prevented this kind of behavior from those who are supposed to be trusted most, health care professionals.
The 8th Amendment plays a significant role in this case. This is significant for our civil liberties. Along with the eighth amendment when lawyers use children’s characteristics including age, which are using precedents in these types of cases. This is used to guide the decision in the courtroom. An example of this happening is Jackson v Hobbs which is another case of a juvenile committing a harsh crime that would have been punished with life in prison without parole if the defendant was not a child.
Although, in this case the patient request was denied due to her not being of legal age, this court case falls under "rights related to freedom of choice and government interference". Even though was only a few months from her eighteen birthday when this occurred, she was not the legal age and her actions to the courts did not prove she was a mature
Jonny is seventeen years old. Jonny is not old enough to vote, to marry, to gamble, to smoke tobacco, to drink alcohol in public places, to get a tattoo and to sign any contracts. Yet Jonny under the current criminal justices laws in Queensland, is treated like an adult. This multi modal presentation will explain why this is the case through the legislation, and the different arguments for both sides of the topic. Recommendations that have been given by legal authorities will finally be spoken.
Young people under the age of eighteen should not have the same due process rights as adults. Young people may not have the capability of making certain decisions. Their brains are not fully developed yet, therefore they cannot be held to the same due process rights as adults because they don’t have the ability to act like adults. Furthermore, young people are not able to be held responsible for their actions like adults because they are not independent. Most young people rely on parents or guardians to guide them and help them until they become adults themselves.
Simmons. First of all, minors are tried differently in court than adults. According to www.law2.umkc.edu, “ the Court considered whether it was cruel and unusual punishment to execute a prisoner for a crime he committed when he was a minor.” This shows that minors do not get tried as severely as adults. The article also added, “In previous decisions, the Court had found it unconstitutional to execute persons who were less than 16 at the time of their crime, but had upheld executions of those 16 and 17 at the time of their crimes.”
Why should teen felons get to spend their jail time in juvenile detention centers for committing the same crimes as adults? In today’s world, teens are increasingly committing violent crimes and being put in juvenile detention centers. Teens need to be tried as adults because it helps to bring justice to families of victims, and it also teaches the teens accountability. Charging teens as adults will also help reduce crime in the United States. Although many people feel that teens should not be given severe punishments because they are immature and innocent, they have not considered the problem teens are creating by committing these crimes..
‘Consider the regulation/registration bodies for your profession and describe their role and how they apply to you as a student and then as a practitioner’ It's important to be aware and vigilant of the regulation/ registration bodies in any profession. This awareness becomes even more mandatory when involving a health orientated profession such as Audiology. They have significant influences on the way Audiologists behave and perform, and what standards we need to conform to. As an Audiologist health student, they currently influence me as a student and will do so similarly but also differently in the future, as a health practitioner.
Juvenile Cancer affects those under the age of eighteen. This chronic illness is difficult for the child and parents; however, it becomes even more problematic when ethical disputes are involved. These disputes can cause an uprising amongst social workers and physicians. These disputes can cause dilemmas with social workers ethically and morally. One of the biggest disputes is giving these juvenile cancer patients the ability to decide on their own care.
When children and teens commit a violent crime such as murder, courts convict them as adults. This means that children as young as eight have been tried as adults in court. Eventually, these convicts will be housed in jails with adults. Despite the federal law stating that juvenile and adult inmates must be separated, most states do not comply with these rules. Furthermore, a law that varies throughout the states is the age in which courts send the children to adult or juvenile prisons.
In recent years, it has become more and more apparent that the adolescents of today are unfit for the responsibilities currently available to them. Equipping someone who is unable to fathom the risks of the decisions they make with the power to put themselves and others in danger is far too precarious. For this reason, the age at which adolescents become adults currently established is dangerously low. The age of legal adulthood should be 25, because at this age young adults are truly capable of comprehending the consequences of their actions and are able to handle the responsibilities of adulthood.
People under the age of 16 are not entitled to consent to medical treatment. However, exceptions may be made if hospital staffs are satisfied that patients are mature enough to make the decision for themselves. A hospital must not refuse to give you emergency treatment, unless the appropriate medical facilities or personnel aren't
