Young people who commit crimes should be treated in the same way as adults. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

It is believed that the same
punishments
should be equally imposed on juvenile delinquency and adult crime. In my opinion, children should be responsible for their
crimes
, yet according to the severity of their actions, immature criminals should be punished the same as adults or not. On the one hand, in the case of petty
crimes
such
as robbery or fighting, I argue that young children should be punished with more lenient sentences.
This
is because they are too young to be fully aware of what they have done or to control their aggressive emotions.
Therefore
,
instead
of being punished in the same way as adults by being sentenced to 1-year imprisonment, youth criminals should be punished with community service. By doing so, they can compensate for their wrong acts as well as be deterred from reoffending.
On the other hand
, in some serious
crimes
such
as murder, I strongly support the view that the same
punishments
should be imposed on juvenile killers. It is undeniable that
this
kind of offence is extremely serious and leaves long-term implications for the victims’ family members.
Besides
, killers pose a threat to the security of society, so they should be sentenced with heavy
punishments
regardless of their age.
For instance
, a Vietnamese teenager still received capital punishment due to the inhumane nature of his motives and the way he killed the whole family.
In other words
, with serious
crimes
, strict
punishments
can act as a deterrent against would-be culprits. In conclusion, I hold a firm belief that the
punishments
that youth criminals should receive should be based on the severity of the crime. While juvenile offenders who commit some petty
crimes
should be punished to a lesser degree, serious
crimes
such
as murder should not be reconsidered no matter what age killers are.
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