Imagine that you are a parent whose son or daughter has been killed by a 16-year-old. The teenager is brought to court, found guilty of the crime and the judge sentences him to two years in a juvenile facility, after which he will be free with not even a criminal record to follow him. Many people see these light sentences that some juveniles receive for serious crimes as being a mere slap on the wrist and demand that a greater action is taken...
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Imagine that you are a parent whose son or daughter has been killed by a 16-year-old. The teenager is brought to court, found guilty of the crime and the judge sentences him to two years in a juvenile facility, after which he will be free with not even a criminal record to follow him. Many people see these light sentences that some juveniles receive for serious crimes as being a mere slap on the wrist and demand that a greater action is taken...
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Juveniles Sometimes this is a discretionary waiver, where the prosecutor files a motion to have the young offender tried as an adult. After a hearing, where evidence is presented for and against a waiver, the judge decides whether the offender should be tried as a juvenile or an adult...	3 / 634
Juvenile Crime In 1988, the Supreme Court ruled that no person under the age of 16 may be executed for a crime. Twenty states with capital punishment laws consequently established 16 as the minimum age for execution...	2 / 336
Juvinile Imprisonment Furthermore, most of those who engage in illegal behavior as adolescents do not become adult criminals. With the use of juvenile halls minors are able to get help to rehabilitate themselves so they do not become adult criminals...	3 / 593
Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults The results of such abuse, carried out over the course of incarceration, which could lead to suicide and severe psychological damage. A juvenile offender sentenced as adults makes them more dangerous, not less...	4 / 980