young people who commit crimes should be punished in the same way as adults by the authorities. To what extent do you agree or disagree

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adults. Personally speaking, I agree with the former opinion. Some argue that it is advantageous for the government to apply a uniform
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for offenders regardless of their age group [3] because
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uniformity builds up a strong legal code by serving as a deterrence that ensures the consequences of committing crimes is known to the public. Each member of the
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would have no doubt that there is a zero-tolerance policy implemented (in place) towards the lawbreakers; through
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, law-abiding citizens would build up confidence towards the safety and security within the community as a whole. All of the things mentioned above should be the ultimate goal of setting up a legal code, and
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purpose very well. Others maintain that there should be other ways to punish juvenile delinquents because issuing a less severe
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serves as a good way for them to reflect on what they have done and make a change. In order to fulfil the real purpose of
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, which is to rehabilitate them and reshape them into functional members of
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can neither be too severe nor too lenient. Suppose that the
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, if there is much leniency for them and may develop the kind of thinking where they think they can get away with anything just because they’re young.
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way because the leniency may breed
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more crime and danger.
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