why kids shouldn't be sent to life in prison
Why kids shouldn’t be sentenced to life in prison.
Introduction:
This paper is going to bring to attention to some things that are a very sensitive topic to many of those on both sides of the argument. Why should or shouldn’t children be sentenced to live in prison. Of course this is a difficult decision for many people involved with these crimes. For the prosecutor he is trying to make sure the victims of the families are trying to get justice to some sort of a degree. At the same time we can prove the underdevelopment of an adolescent’s brain is not developed then that of an adults. But what should we do. Should we allow a child “get off the hook” for committing such hanis crimes? For some it might be “getting off the hook” while others for staying in prion is too severe of a punishment. So what should we do as a country or as a state? These are some very difficult questions that lawyers have been fighting for. There really is no way of having an equal punishment where both sides are happy. Restitution cannot be made for the loss of life. Or can it? This is also an interesting argument because of the age of the children. Obviously there is no way to pay back for the loss of live but what about those who are only involved in the crime but didn’t commit the murder. In some states those that are involved get the same punishment of life in jail. Is there a way that those involved in the crime and pay back for their mistakes? These are some of the questions that we will visit throughout my paper. From the beginning there is no right way of dealing with these difficult issues but is Jail the answer for dealing with these children. Will sending them to jail teach the lessons for the rest of their lives? Some say that it is what is needed to keep them off the streets for the mistakes. For others they have made some very serious mistakes but to be put to jail for accidents because they didn’t know any
Introduction:
This paper is going to bring to attention to some things that are a very sensitive topic to many of those on both sides of the argument. Why should or shouldn’t children be sentenced to live in prison. Of course this is a difficult decision for many people involved with these crimes. For the prosecutor he is trying to make sure the victims of the families are trying to get justice to some sort of a degree. At the same time we can prove the underdevelopment of an adolescent’s brain is not developed then that of an adults. But what should we do. Should we allow a child “get off the hook” for committing such hanis crimes? For some it might be “getting off the hook” while others for staying in prion is too severe of a punishment. So what should we do as a country or as a state? These are some very difficult questions that lawyers have been fighting for. There really is no way of having an equal punishment where both sides are happy. Restitution cannot be made for the loss of life. Or can it? This is also an interesting argument because of the age of the children. Obviously there is no way to pay back for the loss of live but what about those who are only involved in the crime but didn’t commit the murder. In some states those that are involved get the same punishment of life in jail. Is there a way that those involved in the crime and pay back for their mistakes? These are some of the questions that we will visit throughout my paper. From the beginning there is no right way of dealing with these difficult issues but is Jail the answer for dealing with these children. Will sending them to jail teach the lessons for the rest of their lives? Some say that it is what is needed to keep them off the streets for the mistakes. For others they have made some very serious mistakes but to be put to jail for accidents because they didn’t know any
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