Juvelines Tried as Adults in Court Essay - 834 Words

Juvelines Tried as Adults in Court Since the beginning of time justice officials have been faced with a difficult decision should juvenile offenders be given smaller sentences because of their age. Today officials still are having trouble with this situation. Some experts believe some offender should be tried as adults , others believe no juvenile offenders should be tried as adults and some even think all should be tried as adults. My opinion Juvenile criminals the way all offenders should be tried. According to Mr. Steve Smith 40% of inmates in prison are juveniles and he also says 150,000 prisoners are repeat offenders who started as juveniles. This means over 50,000 prisoners are juveniles and the others are adults who in the†¦show more content†¦As Mr Steve Smith said ?Majority of criminals in prison are repeat offenders who started as juveniles and most of them did not get tried as adults? this can only tell me if they would of received adult sentences maybe they would of had a chance to correct their mistake and not become and statistic of just another repeat offenders. According to the Census Bureau:There will be 1.8 million more males 14 to 24 years old, the most crime-prone group, in the year 2005 and 1.2 million more in 2010 im Missouri these action were taken in the legislature Removed the minimum age _ currently 14 _ for trying as adults kids who commit the most serious crimes like murder, rape and armed robbery. Lowered to age 12 the minimum age for trying a child accused of other, less serious felony crimes. Allowed a child of any age to face trial as an adult if the child already have been convicted of two or more felonies. Allowed a juvenile judge to determine the minimum length of time a juvenile offender must spend in a juvenile facility. Currently, the states Youth Services Division decides when to release a juvenile based on the childs progress in changing behavior. Provided public access to many juvenile records in criminal cases. Under current law, juvenile records are totally closed to public access. Not to mention most of the 50 states have harshened their policies on juvenile crime. Juvenile criminals also targets drugs. According to the Breaking the