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Stephanie B

Arguments supporting our bill - 45 views

started by Stephanie B on 11 Apr 12 no follow-up yet
  • Isabel K
    #6 Isabel K on 12 Apr 12
     
    I agree with Kieran, Maeve and Chance. Our bill has some really good points that I support. Another really good one is that we're trying to make the environment when they complete their punishment better so they don't end up doing the same thing again.
anonymous

What should our bill say? - 137 views

started by anonymous on 02 Apr 12 6 follow-ups, last by Kieran B on 16 Apr 12
  • Isabel K
    #9 Isabel K on 03 Apr 12
     
    I think that the bill should address a few things. When juveniles break crimes there should be a certain punishment for the different crimes, murder is much worse than some smaller laws that are broken. So, I think that the punishment for murder should be more harsh. Before anything else is decided though, the age considered a juvenile should be determined. I think 18 and under should be the set juvenile age, even though it has been proven that the brain isn't fully developed until around 25 years old.
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  • Isabel K
    #38 Isabel K on 05 Apr 12
     
    Kieran, you made a really good point when you said some juveniles just make small mistakes and then go on in life to do better things. This may be the case for some people, but not for all so we still have to be careful around that area.

    Currently, the punishments of juvenile offenders are completely different in a lot of states or even within states. There was a case where a boy murdered someone but didn't go to adult court or even adult trial instead he went to a juvenile facility. While this boy murdered someone and nearly got away with it, another boy who didn't harm anyone was sent to adult prison. These types of things shouldn't be happening so we must include something in our bill to stop it. We could say that there are certain crimes where the offender MUST be tried as an adult.
  • Isabel K
    #42 Isabel K on 05 Apr 12
     
    I think we should add that everyone over 15 should go to an adult court. Do others agree that this should happen automatically no matter what the crime is? We have to consider that if juveniles commit a crime (different or the same) more than once they could keep getting more serious. We need to prevent those types of things from happening and lower the rate of crime among juveniles.
  • Isabel K
    #45 Isabel K on 05 Apr 12
     
    We keep talking about how juveniles should go to adult court, does this mean they would receive the same punishment as an adult for the same degree of crime no matter what age the juvenile is?
  • Isabel K
    #48 Isabel K on 05 Apr 12
     
    Kieran, that sounds good. Should rape fall under the category of an extreme crime?
  • Isabel K
    #68 Isabel K on 05 Apr 12
     
    Sounds really good, it sums up everything we've tried to include so far.
  • Isabel K
    #88 Isabel K on 10 Apr 12
     
    FINAL FINAL BILL:

    All juvenile offenders (age 18 and younger) will be tried in a juvenile court unless the crime committed is to such an extreme, in which case the offender will then be transferred from a juvenile court to a adult court. All crimes, for kids aged 18 or younger, will start in a juvenile court. However, to go through a process involving an adult court, cases must be approved by the state. For a case to be moved to an adult court, the crime must involve the murder, death, or rape of the victim; only then can a juvenile be tried in an adult court. The juvenile must be over 15 for the convict to go to an adult court. All juveniles under the age of 15, however, will be tried in a juvenile court, where the punishment is carefully considered for the benefit of the convicted person. All punishments should involve rehabilitation and community service no matter what age or crime. Punishment inflicted upon the convict is decided by the court in which the juvenile is located. A juvenile in an adult court, will receive the same punishment as an adult. A juvenile in a juvenile court, will receive non-adult punishments appointed to their case. When this person is released from their sentence they are to go to a rehabilitation center. In addition, for anyone up to the age 18 when they are suited to live on their own; may be removed temporarily or permanently from their legal guardian if it is decided they are not suited to bring up the child.
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