The Crime Of The Justice System - 1482 Words

Youth in the Justice System Nowadays, murders, rapes and other heinous crimes can be committed by anyone. A fourteen-year-old teenager who murders someone or does a massacre in school can be often seen from the headline news of newspaper. However, these youth criminals may have much less severe punishment than adults may have who have done the same crime. A criminal is a criminal that must be punished as no difference between adult and youths if the crimes committed are heinous crimes such as murder and rape. A bullet wound hurts just as much when a child as fires the gun as when an adult fires the gun. Therefore, regardless to age, the youths who commit heinous crimes like murder and rape should be charged as adults and get the punishment†¦show more content†¦Those heinous crimes such as murder or rape are now often committed by those who are not even in high school yet. The age group of these criminals is surprisingly young. For example, according to â€Å"Right from Wrong† in the Seattle Time s news, â€Å"in Seattle, a 13 year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old girl; which is the youngest person committing first-degree murder in King County Superior Court.† Another story states about â€Å"a 10-year-old is accused of robbing and threatening to kill an elderly woman.† (Carey, 1994) If the juvenile court offered those really young criminals with only a rehabilitation, those young criminal from the story above would start having the idea of that the consequences of killing is merely a rehabilitation just like stealing, or shoplifting. According to author Kathleen, â€Å"each state has special courts usually called juvenile courts; to deal with minors who have been accused of violating a criminal statute. The proceedings are civil as opposed to criminal. So, instead of being formally charged with a crime, juvenile offenders are accused of committing a delinquent act.† (Kathleen) The term â€Å"delinquent act† comparing to the term â€Å"crime† is less severe. The term â€Å"delinquent act† makes the â€Å"crime† committed by teenager sounds nothing more than a child’s misbehavior. It makes these who being tried in a juvenile court seem like they