Juveniles Tried As Adults

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The paper maintains that if minors who commit violent crimes were tried as adults and punished as adults, the number of violent crimes committed by youths would decline. The paper discussses how minors could receive psychological help so that upon their eventual release they become productive members of society and not threats to helpless victims. The paper argues that a transfer to adult court should be available in all cases of violent crimes committed by people in their teenage years.

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"With so many people concerned about the increase in violent crimes in our society, the logical place to begin the process of changing this dangerous trend is with the nation's youth. If minors who commit violent crimes were tried as adults and punished as adults, the number of violent crimes committed by youths would decline. Consequently, in the future the number of violent crimes in general would decline as stiffer penalties and punishments would be used to keep violent offenders in prison for longer sentences. Violent crimes can be defined as murder, rape, armed robbery, aggravated assault, larceny-theft and the like depending on state law (pbs.org)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Basic Statistics: Juvenile Arrests." PBS Frontline. 2005. 26 November 2006. www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/juvenile/stats/basic.html
• Collier, Linda J. "More Teenage Criminals Should Be Tried as Adults." WashingtonPost (March 29, 1998): C01. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. 27 November 2006. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/OVCR
• Johnson, Kevin. "Police tie jump in crime to juveniles." USA Today. 13 July 2006. 27November 2006. www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-7-12-juveniles-cover_x.htm
• Males, Mike and Dan Macallair. "The Color of Justice: An Analysis of Juvenile Adult Court Transfers in California." Building Blocks for Youth. 26 November 2006. www.buildingblocksforyouth.org/colorofjustice/coj.html
• Reynolds, Morgen. "Imprisonment Reduces Crime." Testimony from the U.S. House ofRepresentatives Committee on the Judiciary (October 2, 2000). Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. 27 November 2006. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/OVCR

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