TRYING JUVENILES AS ADULTS

Pros And Cons Of Trying Juveniles As Adults

Abstract

The paper aims to explore the pros and cons of trying juveniles as adults. For this purpose the paper focuses on the arguments for and against this particular issue. It presents arguments which aim to promote the trying juveniles as adults and suggest points against it. By weighing the pros and cons beforehand in this paper? reader can consider potential objections to the trying juveniles as adults? as well as ways to dismiss a counter-argument. The response provided in this regard in the paper is supported by research and it is written at a graduate level. The assignment contains around 1000 words and uses no less than two resources that support main topic of the assignment.

Pros And Cons Of Trying Juveniles As Adults

Pros of Trying Juveniles As Adults

“Juvenile crimes are serious and need adult punishment. The rate of murders by kids has indeed been skyrocketing across the country. According to the National Crime Analysis Project of Northeastern University in Massachusetts? the number of 17-year-olds arrested for murder climbed 121 per cent in the latter half of the '80s; the number of 16-year-olds by 158 per cent; and the number of 15-year-olds by 217 per cent z (Capaldi? 1996). Problem of juvenile crime is on the rise Juvenile arrest rates for violent crime have generally exceeded those for adults since 1980 (Farrington? 1990). Costs to government to operate the criminal justice system (police? prosecution? courts? probation? incarceration? parole).

Medical costs to individuals and government because of injuries suffered due to crime. Property stolen or damaged resulting from crime. Loss of productivity to society because of death? medical and mental disabilities resulting from crime. Loss of work time by victims of crime and their families. Loss of property values in neighborhoods with high rates of crime. Pain and suffering of crime victims? their families? and friends? as well as communities plagued by crime. Loss of a productive citizen when a juvenile offender is not rehabilitated and continues to commit crime.Many have proven less maturity in juveniles? but have any proven it's legal significance? When we are looking at this argument of maturity? it is easy from the con side to say juveniles are less developed or juveniles are more impulsive or even juveniles do not understand the consequences of their actions (Farrington? 1990). But whenever has their been evidence to ...