Amy Long

Dr. Renee O'Brien

ENG 1101

December 4, 2011

Outline

Introduction

The paper discusses one of the hot issues in debate these days. The issue is whether juvenlines should be tried as adults or not. It is argued that juvenile should not be tried as adults because when they are serving time in jail and it will more likely lead to greater conflicts.

Discussion

Number of negative effects occur as a result of putting juveniles on trials

Increase in criminal tendencies of the youth once released from the jail.

Few months imprisonment deprive the juvenile to develop criminals as their ideals.

Juvenile should not be tried as adults because when they are serving time in jail and it will more likely lead to greater conflicts.

Most states set a minimum and maximum age to judge people as minors or adults. As well as adults, juveniles can be charged with felonies and misdemeanors.

Conclusion

The court system needs to treat the juveniles different then the adults because children are our future, and we should teach them to be better people and make them realize it. The future must be protected, not put in a jail and ignored. The judge must decide whether the youth will be tried before a juvenile court or be subject to a transfer hearing or waiver of jurisdiction to determine whether the case should be treated in the criminal justice system as adults.

Should Juvenile Offenders be tried as Adults?

Introduction

Putting juveniles on trial at adolescence has become a hot issue in area of criminal justice. A lot of research has been directed in the area. What should be their punishment for the crimes? In my opinion, juveniles who commit serious crimes should not be tried as adults. Not only is trying these teens as adults unjust and unfair, but also there are other negative effects on juveniles. They are other alternatives that our society can use to help make a juvenile a better human being (LaVelle 25). We also need to realize that children are our future, and we are throwing their future away.

Crimes committed by juveniles have increased since the mid-twentieth century. There are many theories about the causes of juvenile crimes which is considered important within criminology. This is because the number of crimes increases dramatically between fifteen and twenty years. Any theory about the causes of crime of a juvenile stems from early in life.

Discussion

A number of negative effects occur as a result of putting juveniles on trials. The most serious of these effects is the increase in criminal tendencies of the youth once released from the jail. Once out of the prison, juvenile have mastered the tricks of crime and offense. A few months imprisonment deprive the juvenile to develop their ideals based on role models of equally (even more severe) criminals. Since the degree of offense vary within the imprisoned juveniles, the experience turns out to be a learning of advance criminal methods. Consequently, the research reports an increased incidence of crimes reported from youth put on trial than those who were not (Reibstein 70).

Another reason ...