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

Some people argue that

criminals

that are minor should undergo the same treatment as adult

criminals

and,

this

essay shares the same opinion with their argument.

To begin

with, there are some negative points in that argument.

First

and foremost, underage

criminals

might not fully understand the consequences of their crimes. To be specific, it is wrong to commit a

crime

in the

first

place but, there is a big difference between people committing a

crime

despite fully understanding the impact of

crime

and who do not. Underage

criminals

, considering their immature nature, are more likely, in the latter group.

Moreover

, It can be harsher punishment compared to adult

criminals

. To elaborate, younger

criminals

have more days to live after the punishment and, it would be difficult for them to be employed considering their formal convict status.

However

, there are

also

some positive points to the argument.

Firstly

, the age of

criminals

does not change the severity of crimes. There is a reason for the Justice system installed a statue with a blindfold. It represents the just system should be fair and equal.

Secondly

, it can be unfair to the victims of the

crime

.

For instance

, there would be a situation where people who lost their family member to a minor might have to watch the convict gets away with relatively weak punishment. In conclusion, there are some positives and negatives to the statement.

Nevertheless

,

this

essay argued that because of the fact that justice needs to be fair to all, youger

criminals

should be treated in the same way as adult

criminals

.