Should juveniles be tried as adults?
Ellie Horita and Shriparna Patnayak
- in 2011 nearly 1.5 million
- 2,225 juveniles in adult prison
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- much loss of brain tissue
- grey matter
- frontal lobes inhibiting violent passions
- 59% first criminal offense
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Peer and Individual
Psycological
Individual
Family
Psycological
Individual
Peer
-many juveniles being tried as adults.
-other crimes like drugs and carjacking
-law got rid of mandatory sentances.
- Mental illness
- Substance related disorder
- low IQ
- high emotional distress
- antisocial
- abuse
- criminal behavior among parents
- disengaged
- Need to be accepted/ attention
- involvement in gangs
- Association
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- https://www.hrw.org/news/2005/10/11/united-states-thousands-children-sentenced-life-without-parole
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/life-prison-juvenile-offenders-adult-courts/story?id=11129594
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http://juvenilejusticeblog.web.unc.edu/2012/06/24/are-we-making-a-difference/
http://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/244476.pdf
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Startling Finds on Teenage Brains By Paul Thompson The Sacramento Bee, Friday, May ,2001
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http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/riskprotectivefactors.html
http://www.ojjdp.gov/jjbulletin/9907_3/correct.html
Should juveniles be tried as adults?
- Rehabilitation? Does it work?
- Brain development? Does it have an impact?
- What are some of the causes of the criminal behaviors in adolescents?
- 16 years old
- faces 110 years behind bars
- 2nd degree attempted murder
- shot at police officer
- charged in adult court due to troublesome history
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Rehabilitation
- Target specific individuals, using theraputic techniques
- Use cognitive and behavioral treatment methods