What are the pro and cons of trying juveniles as adults?

Answer 1

Intended as a deterent to juvenile crime, it is an abomination of the first order. A child must be properly defined in a statuatory sense. Governments determine child labor laws by age. They determine access to military service by age. They determine access to alcohol, driving and tobacco by age. As a nation of laws, the US must not only establish the rules, it must enforce them. Answer: On the contrary, trying juveniles as adults isn't so much a deterrent but that the crime committed is that of an adult level of nature in the planning and execution of the crime or as repeat offender. The severity of the crime doesn't necessarily have to be that of a murder or armed robbery. Much in the same way a court determines the pliability of a minor's "emancipation" , so does it utilize the same tools to decide whether or not a juvenile can stand in judgment for a crime in the same manor of an adult. There is a certain amount of ambiguity when it comes to a jury trial because the mere presents of a minor being tried as an adult, facing adult punishment often leans the jury to offer lesser sentences than that of an adult, but the impact is there non the less. To back up a small bit, the severity of the crime, may play a bit because of the amount of time a minor could possibly serve for the crime, if found guilty. After being found guilty, normally the remand is until the minor reaches the age of 21 in a juvenile/family court system. If the state mandatory remand is over say, twenty years, the juvenile is held over and adjudicated as an adult. (To serve the minimum) Juveniles, even tried as an adult, will never face the death penalty, but could possibly be remanded for life if the crime fits the punishment, but also would more likely be allowed parole more often than say, an adult charged with a like crime. When it comes to crimes committed by juveniles, There are no "Pros or Cons" to try the juvenile as an adult. The juvenile must be afforded the ability to benefit from the incarceration, and be given the opportunity to reform.

Answer 2

There are no pros. It's inhumane, crazy, and shows no aspects of forgiveness. We need to turn away from the "eye for an eye" Anyways, kids brains aren't fully developed until around 18.