Explain Why Juveniles Should Not Be Tried As Adults

Juvenile justice is one of the controversial topics in America today. Life is evaluated on how we chose to live it, whether good or bad. Many children, however, choose to live life carelessly and end up being labeled as what we call juvenile criminals. Juvenile criminals (delinquents) are minors, usually between the ages of ten to eighteen. As everyone’s simple logic, childrens brains aren’t fully developed through these stages of life. So why is the justice system sentencing these uneducated children as adults? It depends on the crime to be honest, at least for the justice system. No matter the crime, children should not be sentenced and tried as adults. There are many ways to help and educate these underdeveloped children on what’s right

The world is responsible for the way children act, to be honest. Children are the way they are because of the people around them. They can inherit violent ways from their parents and/or friends. Social media plays a big part as well and there is nothing anyone can do to prevent the pressure that is showcased on social media. “We in America have to own this particular problem, with weapons so easily available to our youth, and the violence-loving culture in which we raise them” (Jenkins 91). Growing up with these certain let’s say “privileges” is one big problem and answer to the way children act today. With all these resources right at everyone’s hands, they can get a hold of anything so easily. There are many options, however, to support and fix these children that grow up into this particular way. If juveniles commit a serious crime, there are other ways of solving their problems other that sentencing them to what an adult would be sentenced to. It would be a fabulous idea to build facilities that offer education and care for these children after their court trials. These children would be assigned to one of these facilities as a “rehab” station and can better themselves for their future. Gail Garinger, author of the article Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences, talks about his opinion on the cruel sentencing of some juveniles. “As a former juvenile court judge, I have seen firsthand the enormous capacity of children to change and turn themselves around” (Garinger 94). Gail Garinger is a former juvenile court judge in Massachusetts from 1995 to 2008 and is the child’s advocate, appointed by the governor. As being a former juvenile court judge, one would conclude that a lot of knowledge would be coming from that particular individual and lots of trust can be made. Garinger saw the