Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth President of the United States said, "No man is above the law and no man is below it, nor do we ask any man's permission when requiring him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right, not as a favor." In the United States today juvenile crime is increasing at a rapid rate. At one point in time everyone has witnessed or been victims of juvenile's ignorant actions. The lingering question for years has been, "should juveniles be tried as adults?" Various facts and statistics have been evaluated and research proves juveniles should be tried as adults. Juvenile punishment is simply to lineate. Juveniles don't have a reason to obey the law and there is way to man repeat offenders.
There are many who believe juveniles should not be tried as adults. They believe adolescence are not capable of making adult decisions, therefore they shouldn't be tried as adults. Some also agree that the juveniles committing these crimes are not at fault.......
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