Question

Do you think the juvenile justice system should become more like the adult criminal justice system, or should it go back to its original idea of individualized treatment? If so, for which types of offenses? If not, why not?

Answer 1

One of the most important things about the juveniles is that they are not adults yet thus it would affect their decision making skills and critical analysis skills. They would act out of impulse most of the time. So, when they engage in crimes, they would either do it for their survival or they were not able to forsee the impacts or the consequences of their actions. This would mean that they should be treated differently with a life term warning against them for more serious crimes. Once they become adults, they would be able to think and decide what's best for them. So, treating them separately from the adults would help them become better people and give them an opportunity to reintegrate into the society. Besides, there are many family and societal issues that makes adolescents to engage in crimes that should be addressed.

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