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This 4 page paper outlines the twentieth century movement to sentence juveniles as adults and even to impose the death penalty when appropriate. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The latter part of the Twentieth Century was characterized by a growing concern over what was perceived as a growing propensity for more
and more violent crimes being committed by juveniles. Several high-profile crimes perpetuated this concern. One consequence was a movement to make juveniles more accountable for their crimes. Many
believed that what amounted to just slapping a juvenile on the wrist for horrendous crimes was no longer acceptable. It was argued by some that juveniles to more severe
punishment, even the death penalty if the circumstances justified it. Unfortunately, the sad truth is that "attitudes towards capital punishment are
the product not of reason, but of emotion (Cook, 1998, p. 7)." Very simply, emotions are more variable when it comes to juveniles. Non-the-less, ineffective approaches to juvenile
crime increase the chances of long-term recidivism and actually complicate our nations juvenile crime problem rather than solve it. Approximately eighty percent of US juveniles who find themselves on
the wrong side of the law will commit a crime again in the future (Soering, 2007). This compares to a 67.5 adult recidivism rate (Soering, 2007). Still, however,
people were, and are, reluctant to sentence juveniles to death. Arguments were levied repeatedly in the twentieth century against the Death Penalty
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