Juvenile justice

To many Americans today, the country is a hostage-but not from oversea terrorism as one might expect to think. No today, we live in fear from our own children; and these are the same young people who we are entrusting the future of this great country with. According to the Department of Justice report released in November, thirty-eight percent of those arrested for weapons offenses in 1995 were under the age of eighteen (Curriden 66). In the …

…Court Judges. Furthermore, Juvenile justice clearly stands at a crossroad for many. Particularly, conservative politicians tend to point to escalating crime rates and argue that punishment deters crime (which I think it does) whether or not they actually believe this or not is another issue. Bottom line, I believe a tougher stance will translate into fewer violent, crimeprone juveniles on the streets. At the same time other juveniles will think twice before committing more crimes.