Juvenile Crime

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Juvenile crime is the broad-based term given to juveniles who commit crimes. Juveniles are defined as those people who haven’t reached adulthood or the age of majority. What defines adulthood or the age of majority in a court system may be predetermined by law, especially for minor crimes. Major crimes may force the courts to decide to try a juvenile as an adult, a very important distinction, since sentencing can then mean not just spending adolescence, but a lifetime in prison.

In my speech, I’d like to tell you the reason why the juveniles offenders should not treat as adult. It is because people who conduct juvenile crime is usually underaged. Some of them do not even realize they are conducting offences. My speech will explain on they should not be consider as criminals. My reason are the autrorities should put them inrehabilitation instead of solitary confinement, juveniles do not have mental capability to act, and a child is not a man.

My first points is the authorities should just put juveniles offenders in rehabilitation instead of solitary confinement . You're basically abusing the child! juveniles would torment themselves if they are isolated in that tiny space by themselves for how many months. They would cut themselves because they are so bored! Instead of doing that, they can stay at rehabilitation center and gain more control over themselves! like what people say, kids are still too young, they make mistakes, and learn from them! they are still growing up! When they are adults, meaning they have their own life, own responsibilities on their actions then it makes sense to give the right consequences they have to pay.

Lady and gentlemen , i do not agree because juveniles don't have the mental capability to think of the consequences of their actions. I strongly oppose the treatment of juveniles as adults because their mental abilities have not fully developed to imagine the consequences of their actions. In...