what are the reasons why juveniles should not be tried as adults?
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Well, put quite simply, Juveniles should not be tried as adults in court.  But the system is grossly misjudging both adults and children in their capacities to make decisions.\n\nPhysiologically speaking, humans do not fully develop their critical thinking skills until they are adults!  According to developmental psychologists, males' brains do not finish in their development of critical thinking until the age of approximately 21-23.  Women's brains mature a bit earlier, between the ages of 18-21.  \n\nSo this would explain a lot!  Why don't teenagers and young adults seem to make good choices?  Why do many young adults take risks without considering the consequences of their actions?  Because they are physiologically unable!  They have not yet finished developing the mental processes which allow them to do so.  Until the medical community brings forth research to the contrary you will be hard pressed to find juveniles consistently tried as adults...simply for the reason that they are *not* adults! \n\nHave a great day!
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First of all they are children and not adults. Juveniles think different than adults. Usually they are not fully aware of the consequences of their actions. By no means does that excuse their behavior, and of course their should be punishment. But the punishment should fit the crime.  Violent offenses should be treated different than non-violent offense. Juveniles respond differently to corrections than adults. I am not sure what type of offense you are talking about.  Because the depends greatly on the way they should be treated in the criminal justice system.  There are so many varying factors in crime. Especially crime committed by minors. What one must really think about is the punishment going to make a smarter criminal? Everyone knows that prison doesn't fix crime. It usually makes better criminals.
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Juvenile Incarceration is a contentious issue.  Some feel it is necessary for the protection of society, and safe streets, others feel that we are throwing away youth during a very tumultuous developmental stage in their lives, and creating future adult criminals.  There has been controversy over the years over when a child should be tried and incarcerated as an adult, when a child should be subject to the death penalty, and even when does a child reach the point.  Most states have different programs and statutes addressing juvenile delinquency.  You may want to look into your states criminal courts website to see what programs they have in place.  Here is the link to the New York site.   http://www.courts.state.ny.us/courts/nyc/family/faqs_juvenile.shtml
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Are you trying to ask, Violent youths who have been charged as an Adult? Every State has different Laws that govern juvenile offenses. First see what your State Laws are and compare them to other States. Look for previous cases involving juveniles and the death penalty.
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actaully deoending on the crime you can be charged as an adult at a very young age. but i feel that most 16 year olds aren't mature enough to make adult decisions. i actually think the age should be raised.
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One, juries are for criminal trials, judges rule on all types of cases themselves besides criminal, and juvenile is probably through family court.  You'll never see a jury decide which parent a child should go with.\n\nThey are secretive, or sealed, for a reason.  To protect the juvenile for having a record as an adult, so they don't carry their mistakes into adulthood.  Imagine a 50 year old guy not able to get a job for something he did when he was 12.  In most states you can't even be charged with a crime before your 8th birthday.\n\nThe thinking is that a judge will have the experience and knowledge of law in something as critical as juvenile deliquency and none of the preconceptions, jury nullifications, hung jury, or the politics or understanding what goes into the life and care of a minor.\n\nBe glad of two things:  That your not being tried in adult court because your record would not be sealed, and second, that the Supreme Court set aside capital punishment for minors.\n\nIn an adult court, innocence or guilt is the issue.  In a minor court, what is best for the minor is at issue.  These cases cannot be tried by a jury.\n\nOne other thought:  Until you reach the Age of Ascention, usually 18, in your state, you are ultimately the responsibility of the state, if you weren't, you couldn't be compelled to go to school and such.  After that age, you are responsible for yourself unless declared incompetent by a court.
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I think that if children are in there teens and they have committed a capitol crime (i.e murder and NOT in self defense) then they should be tried has an adult. Teens should know that murder or other capital crimes is wrong.
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You can't and that's why they are dangerous. They seek out troubled young people and become their "friends". They gain the trust of people needing to be able to trust or talk to someone & then they will destroy the lives of those they impact when the time is right. Don't ever give out your personal information to anyone and never, never be afraid to tell an adult "NO" if you feel something's wrong. You should assume everyone is a predator and take nothing for granted ever. Young people are trusting and obediant by nature and the predators know that.
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What rights?\nThey don't have any, and if they do something really stupid, the legal system declares them adults.  NO justice!
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There could be many reasons.  Inability for the child to socialize, not meeting the required standards established for a child of a particular age, bad learning environment, inability to provide the needed material to learn the required basics and others.
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The Constitution allows for denial of Bail for people who pose a risk of fleeing to avoid prosecution. The amount of jail time in most states for Child Porno is very lengthy up to and including Life without parole.\n\nThe person once convicted is also at risk of loosing his life after entering the prison population. You see, even criminals, hate Child Porno Perverts, and kill them.\n\nSo as you can see this person has all the reason in the world to flee and try to  avoid going to prison.
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no your not legally an adult until your 18 and not only could your parents put him in jail but so can the state because he is messing with a minor.
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child sexual abuse,mental,and emotional abuse because these can lead to killing and suicide.They are severely messed up because of someone else and its hard to change them back to innocence, so they become dangerous adults......
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though this issue has come into controversey many a time, in this situation he / she may be tried as a child. this is so because he commited the crime while he was a child, and they have to try him according the both the crime he commited and how old he was when he commited it. this is a tricky situation though because they could not stick him in a juvenile facility. \n\nthe best bet would be to try him as an adult under the reason that he was fully capable of concentious thought at the time of the murder. unfortunatly there are not many laws dictating the treatment of juvenile offenders that have commited crimes worthy of adult tratment. \n\ngood question, it adresses one of the major flaws in our juditiary system, the treatment of severly delinquent minors.\n\nhope i could help\nsage woodruff
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Because kids are not mature enough to make all sorts of decisions for themselves. Of course, being a kid has advantages too. Kids are not held to the same standard as adults and if kids do something wrong, they are not always punished/held as responsible as an adult in the same situation.
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This happens because we allow it to happen. We need to let the elected officials know we want an end to this insanity. The reason the 18 year old is convicted is because in the state they live in, it is illegal for a 16 year old to have sex. There are some states that will convict both teens of sexual assault against each other if they are both 16 and the Age of Consent for that state is 17. Therefore, they become both the sex offender and the victim. We are allowing this country to do this. We are allowing them to have it any way they want it and we must stop it!
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I feel that the young adults are nieve in this world. Kids are not being guided by their parents anymore. When they are faced with adult issues and get into trouble they don't know where to go for guidence or help and everyone is too eager to throw them in jail and throw away the key.\nParents really need to be there for their kids and show them how to be better people and then the "struggle" is less of a struggle