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This 5 page paper looks at research on this topic but is an opinion piece. The paper argues that children would not be treated like adults in the context of the criminal justice system. Some examples are provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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& Wingert, 1997). The reason is that in adult court, penalties may be longer and more definite which satisfies the publics desire for both protection and punishment (1997). Of course,
that does not serve rehabilitation efforts (1997). Also, it seems as if justice is meted out arbitrarily. How can one system treat a juvenile as an adult while another
recognizes an individual as a child? Also, if the laws are designed for adults, how can they be fairly applied to youngsters? While it is perhaps true that certain crime
deserves tougher punishment and that some crimes really only deserve a slap on the wrist, how do states determine whether or not children will be tried as adults anyway? It
appears that the age of accountability varies from state to state (Briscoe, 1997). The National Center for Juvenile Justice has noted that 41 states had changed their laws between 1992
and 1995 in order to make it easier to prosecute juveniles as adults; 21 of those states no longer have a minimum age for adult criminal offenses ("Youth," 1998). And,
in any jurisdiction, when youth break the law, a responsive juvenile justice system is critical (Briscoe, 1997). In Texas, for example, children as young as ten will fall under
the juvenile court jurisdiction (1997) It is true that some children seem to deserve their punishment as they injure or kill without remorse, but then there are others who
may have not really understood the consequences of their actions or felt trapped or threatened. While many would complain about the harsh nature of such a system, the truth is
that many of the juveniles who go through the New York system for example do end up back out on the street anyway (Reibstein & Wingert, 1997). Some are afforded
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