Should juveniles be tried as adults for crimes

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Should juveniles be tried as adults for crimes

Juvenile cases refer to the court trials that are done on juvenile criminals , that is , criminals who are not yet legally adults and are older than 10 years old with the upper age limit ranging between 18 and 21 (Snyder , and Sickmund . There have been numerous debates concerning whether juveniles should be tried in adult courts in the same way and manner as adult criminals . However , the premises for the debate have always been shifting

as the legal system tries to decide whether to approach the matter with reference to the type of crime committed or to the fact that the perpetrator is considered a child irrespective of the crime . This paper will seek to show that juveniles should not be tried as adults while at the same time showing the consequences of both approaches , that is , trying juveniles as adults and trying them as children

Although the juvenile court system has always been distinct from the adult court system , recent judicial transitions have resulted in the change of these trends . These separate justice systems originally rested upon the premise that children are developmentally different from adults and will therefore respond differently and are more responsive to treatment and rehabilitation (Young , and Allard . Also , there is different focus when addressing children because their punishment is more aimed at helping them to change and thus preventing future criminal tendencies . However , these basic concepts upon which juveniles should be...