Why Do Criminals Kill Crimes Committed By Minors?

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The number of crimes committed by minors today is on the rise and of great magnitude. Teenagers are committing crimes such as rape and murder. The debate on whether to charge and punish these youths as adults is a controversial topic centered on the fact that peer pressure is the main reason driving the minors to participate in the crime (Marier et al., 2018). The gravity of the crime should be the reason to base as to whether the juveniles are to receive a punishment similar or less as the one adults receive. The heinous crimes that youths commit should not be accorded treatments which are preferential (Marier et al., 2018). Although teenager is bound to make mistakes, some of these mistakes such as shoplifts and other petty crimes should not be met with severe punishment such as trying and sentencing a minor to a term in jail. However, age should not be a determinant of capital crimes such as rape or murder (Blyth & Roberts, 2014). These kinds of crime are committed after the culprit put considerable thought into them. Treating any teenager capable of torturing and taking the life of another human being as a child is not acceptable and countermeasures should be used to deal with the culprit. By allowing them to go free means that to a greater …show more content…

Unfortunately, this is not possible for every case. Crimes of some natures cannot be determined in a juvenile system (Blyth & Roberts, 2014). These crimes and their culprits evince maturity and equal to those committed by adults. A good example of this nature is with the case of Sarah Johnson. The 16-year-old plotted and murdered her parents and blamed the crime on an intruder. Due to the magnitude of her crime, the case was transferred to that of adult court and she was eventually tried and sentenced to life in jail. A major factor in providing the compelling justice is in broad cases lies in transferring

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