Summary Of The War On Second Chances By Ar Khadr Simmons

Gail Garinger, the author of “Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences,” argues that children should not be struck down for life because they commit the most vile and horrible crimes imaginable, based on the sole fact that they are still adolescents, and that they should be given the chance for parole and rehabilitation because they are not fully developed; therefore, in her article she shows exceptionally strong ethos to support her claim. Garinger first exposes her strong ethos by using the authority of the Supreme Court to exclaim why the youth shouldn’t be punished to a life sentence for homicide or manslaughter by saying, “the Supreme Court

Children are not held to adult standards in most aspects of life, so why should they be when it comes to committing crime. For example, “Children cannot enlist in the military, children, adults even, under 21 cannot legally order a beer. Children cannot enter into contracts. Children cannot make legal decisions for themselves, but they CAN be held to adult standards if they are charged with crimes” (Holloway 1). This evidence demonstrates that it is cruel to charge a child that is held to adult standards in no other aspect of their life with adult consequences when it comes to crime.

There are times juveniles should not be convicted as adults because sometimes the “crimes” may not harsh enough to be charged as an adult. For example, if a 8 year old saw a gun in their mother's purse and thought it was a toy and grabbed it and began to shoot who would be at fault ? Plus children in adult prisons are 10 times more likely to be taken advantage of in their time. Research shows that children prosecuted in the adult criminal justice system are more likely to reoffend than those held in the juvenile justice

Many people believe that kids are kids until they commit violent crimes. Juveniles who commit violent crimes were tried as adults and had equal punishment, the number of violent crimes committed by youths would decline. Individuals who commit a crime do not think about the consequences they have to face. They are well aware of their surroundings and the actions they chose. Nehemiah Griego a fifteen year old who killed his parent and three younger siblings was sentenced as a juveniles and released from state custody by the time he turns twenty one (Article, p.1).

Throughout the last couple decades, it has been easier for children who commit crimes to be tried as adults in court. Since 1987, the juvenile crime rate has been at its all time low. However, there are still many cases where children are committing crimes despite their age. It has been known that the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles who participate in murder can not be sentenced to life in prison because it is essentially injustice for the child. If the child were to be sentenced to life in prison, the child would have been tried as an adult.

These juveniles don’t deserve the treatment they get, they deserve a second chance for a better life, and a chance to blossom as a person. In conclusion, these teens should not be tried as adults, because at the end of the day they are still children. Teens, between the ages of 13-18 are told that they are too young to watch certain movies or buy certain thing; they maybe even hear that they are too old to act a certain way. But when is being too old or maybe too young to get arrested and being sent to an adult prison. In most recent articles from the Sacramento Bee, Paul Thompson “Startling Finds of The Teenage Brain”, New york times Gail Garinger “Juvenile don’t deserve a life sentences”, both writing on how

There’s an old saying, “don’t do the crime, if you can’t do the time”. Our youth is doing the crimes, not realizing the true consequences of their actions; hence their immaturity. “Per a 2011 report on the National Institute of Corrections, 250,000 minors wind up in the adult criminal justice system each year.” (Hannum, 2016). But that does not mean, they should be tried as an adult for their crimes. Nor should they get off easy because they are under the age of eighteen. You can pick any day of the week, about 10,000 of our children are being put in adult prisons and jails. (Hannum, 2016). Nearly every year, the FBI arrest more than 33,000 young adults under the age of eighteen for offenses.” (Khan, 2010.). It’s time for society and our

Throughout the United States juveniles have been repeatedly tried, and punished for their crimes committed as young adolescents. In the juvenile system, they are rehabilitated for their offenses rather than being punished in adult prisons. To other people it may seem like America is a great place to come to be free, and valued by our peers but in reality, children are placed in unsafe, unregulated facilities with adult criminals, where adults stay because of the crimes they committed. Their actions influence the lives of these young juveniles. Juveniles should not be tried as adults because it violates the 8th Amendment, the adolescent’ brain is undeveloped, and lastly, it empowers them to commit more crimes.

Regardless of age, a killer is a killer. A killer can be the daily customer you have at your job or the child you’re babysitting. “The Supreme Court justices would be wise as well as compassionate to strike a balance: Make juvenile offenders responsible for their actions but don't completely rob them of hope. And this should apply not only to the inmates who were 14 at the time of their crimes but to the remaining 2,497 who were 15 to 18 years old,” (Ellison 19). Kids make mistakes all the time, that doesn’t mean we should take their life away from them. With overlooking the listed factors in court when sentencing a juvenile, this will improve the number of children in prisons. Not all of these children partake in the act because of evil, but merely because of

As more minors are committing violent crimes, the question of whether they should be tried as adults has arisen. Children as young as 13 or 14 are committing violent crimes such as murder, rape, and armed robbery. Some of these children are being tried as adults while others are being tried as juveniles and receiving milder punishments. A juvenile offender may receive a few years in a juvenile detention facility and possibly probation following his release at age eighteen. An adult committing the same violent crime will receive a much harsher penalty, often years in jail, possibly a life sentence, with little or no chance of parole. The only difference between the two offenders is the age at which they committed the crime. Juveniles over

On June 25, 2012 the supreme court ruled that juveniles who committed murder could not be sentenced to life in prison. These juveniles as young as 11 are left to rot and die in prison surrounded by adult criminals. We can't expect these teens to understand the consequences resulting from their actions at such a young age. Some juveniles came from very brutal or dysfunctional homes in which they may not leave. Instead of wasting millions of dollars to keep these harmless juveniles locked up, we should rehabilitate them to live a normal life.

One of the most controversial questions in the juvenile justice system today is, "Should the death penalty be applied to juveniles?”. A lot of people think that the death penalty for juveniles is cruel and unusual punishment and should only be used for adults. The crimes that juveniles commit are as dangerous and as violent as adult crimes. People argue that the adolescent brain does not mature until the late teens or early twenties, and that death penalty should not be the resolution. Some studies show that childhood abuse or neglect can causes the child to commit crimes when they grow to adulthood. Debate about the use of the death penalty for juveniles has grown more intense because of the crimes they are

Many young adolescents who have committed horrendous crimes have been a huge topic amongst the Supreme Court. Whether young adolescents are viewed as innocent, naive children to the public, this not changed the fact they can commit brutal crimes. In spite of the fact that adolescents have committed brutal crimes such as murder, one needs to understand that their brains are not as fully developed as an adult brain would be. Adolescents should not be trialed to a life sentence or attend adult prisons; however, they should be punished for their actions and undergo rehabilitation programs to help them be prepared to fit in with the rest of society.

While kids are growing up and learning new things so are their brains. Many studies show that a person’s brain stops growing until they get to the age of 25. This has led to many controversies on whether a child or teen actually knows what’s right and wrong, so when people say “they’re kids, they don’t know any better,” it is technically true, but one also has to teach them what’s right and wrong, so there shouldn’t be any excuse. Throughout time, we’ve come across many teenagers doing ridiculous things, but taking a life shouldn’t be categorized as something so small. Some kids kill on purpose, if they do something that a grown person does, they should be treated as an adult in the court of law.

Did you know, that in the United States alone, Over 200,000 children are charged and imprisoned every year as adults? Early in the 20th century, most states established juvenile courts to rehabilitate and not just punish youthful offenders. The system was designed for children to have a second chance at their lives. “A separate juvenile-justice system, which sought to rehabilitate and not just punish children, was part of a movement by progressives to create a legally defined adolescence through the passage of child-labor and compulsory education laws and the creation of parks and open spaces.”(How to reduce crime Pg 1) Although the view on juveniles committing brutal crimes is nearly inconceivable, it is not a solution to give juveniles adult consequences because the effects of the adult system on juveniles are not effective.