Juvenile justice
Date Submitted: 07/10/2004 08:35:57
Category: / Law & Government / Law Issues
Length: 9 pages (2350 words)
Category: / Law & Government / Law Issues
Length: 9 pages (2350 words)
To many Americans today, the country is a hostage-but not from oversea terrorism as
one might expect to think. No today, we live in fear from our own children; and these are the
same young people who we are entrusting the future of this great country with. According to
the Department of Justice report released in November, thirty-eight percent of those arrested
for weapons offenses in 1995 were under the age of eighteen (Curriden 66). In the …
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…Court Judges. Furthermore, Juvenile justice
clearly stands at a crossroad for many. Particularly, conservative politicians tend to point to
escalating crime rates and argue that punishment deters crime (which I think it does) whether
or not they actually believe this or not is another issue. Bottom line, I believe a tougher stance
will translate into fewer violent, crimeprone juveniles on the streets. At the same time other
juveniles will think twice before committing more crimes.
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