Punishment of Juvenile Offenders

Youth violence in the United States is intensifying. More juvenile delinquency was sentenced to the Juvenile Court and then sent back to where they started. The question is whether these teenagers were treated correctly, and whether they paid proper attention. Should they be treated like adults? Or, teenagers, regardless of crime, should be regarded as teenagers. Many social and cultural factors in children's lives can affect children's behavior. Indeed, according to Dr. Noguera, the vast majority of violent teenagers comes from urban lowlands.

Many people believe that the death penalty should not be punishment for juvenile offenders who committed murder. If juvenile offenders can not understand or control their behavior, it is cruel and unusual punishment to condemn juvenile offenders to death. Before the children commit a crime they will certainly not consider the idea of ​​being executed for a crime. The death penalty does not prevent crimes or plant fears for criminals. Teenagers can be responsible for their actions and crimes without sacrificing their lives. Teenagers can get rehabilitation, society should not easily give up. They should have the opportunity to help themselves and reverse their lives. If you get right support, they can learn from their own experience and continue to be a productive part of society.

Discussions on the use of capital punishment for adolescents are getting more intense as they require more stringent punishment for serious and violent juvenile offenders and a lot of debate about the legality of the death penalty. According to a recent opinion poll for Oklahoma residents, 62.8% of respondents say they will support the law prohibiting the execution of juvenile offenders. There is no parole of life judgment (Heartney). According to the study by Cohen and Kluegel, the experience of adult punishment system shows that the recidivism rate of juvenile offenders has increased. Another study conducted by North Eastern University in 1996 found that teenagers who were transferred to the criminal court system had been held for a longer time.

Cruel and abnormal punishment against juvenile offenders has made great progress. The exemption of underage living without parole for all adolescents does not guarantee the release of criminals. But once he / she makes a certain number of rulings, he / she has the opportunity to review the criminal case. During the review, when deciding the possibility of admitting parole, individual circumstances of criminals, such as the family's and family's environment, are taken into account. In some other countries, compulsion censorship is completed after the violator served from 10 to 15 years. However, if adequate rehabilitation is not performed, the individual will remain in prison and will be re-evaluated within the next 5 years. This reform approach to JLWOP is increasingly being supported