Explain Why Juveniles Should Not Be Tried As Adults

Juveniles should not be tried as adults. To begin with, Teenagers are not fully matured yet compared to an adult. First of all, Their brains have not fully developed yet and it not fully matured in their teen years. Scientist have found that the part of the brain that guides impulse control and weights risk versus reward are not fully mature. Research has also shown that a person's action at 13 or 14 are poor indication of the kind of adult that they will become. The decisions that they make when they are young and a teenager are not the same decisions that they would make if they were an adult. When they become an adult they make better decisions because they know the difference between right and wrong because they've matured. Next, Not all

young offenders end up as criminals. Also, Throwing young offenders in jail, adult offenders would take away their hope of rehab. There's even a high probability that they would come out of a prison a hardened criminal. Just because they made a bad decision when they were 13-17 doesn't mean they will make the same decision when they are an adult. Also it means that when they get older they won't end up as a criminal because of their actions they made as a teenager. 90% of teen offenders don't become criminals, just because they did something when they were a teenager doesn't mean they will do it again when they are a matured adult. In addition, If they are not an adult they shouldn't be tried as an adult. Also, You’re not considered an adult until you turn 18, and your brain isn't fully developed until you're 25. Young offenders are called “Young” for a reason, because they are still young and they aren't an adult yet. To jail someone for life because of something they did when they were 13 is crazy. Overall, teenagers are not fully developed yet, so they are a different person from when they were 13. Their brains are developed which means they have different thoughts and actions compared to when they are 25 and have a fully developed brain. Also they all don't end up as criminals when they get older. When they get older they become more mature and more responsible, they don't make the same decisions as their teenage self. Last, they aren't an adult so they shouldn't be tried as an adult. By law they aren't an adult until their 18th birthday, so you can't ignore this law and have them tried as an adult. For all these reasons, juveniles should not be tried as adults.