In some societies, the number of crimes committed by teenagers is growing. Some people think that regardless of age, teenagers who commit major crimes should receive adult punishments.

There is an increasing number of juvenile offenders in many countries. Some people claim that under-aged

criminal

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participating in major illegal activities should be punished as adults.

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, my firm conviction is

instead

of

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on age,

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the judge

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judge

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should impose

punishment

by considering the motive for

crime

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the crime

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. Imposing adult

punishment

on teenage

criminals

who commit major

crimes

contribute

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greatly to

juvenile

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offender rate reduction. Harsh sanctions, which

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fit the

crime

, could deter other adolescents from engaging

illegal

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in illegal

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activities. They may think twice before turning to a career

of

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crime

because of the fear of severe

punishment

.

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,

teenage

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the teenage

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criminal rate could decrease. A perfect instance

for

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this

is Le Van Luyen, who was

a

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under-eighteen premeditated murderer and burglar in Vietnam,

received

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capital

punishment

. And a long time span after that, there were very few major

crimes

committed by teenagers.

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, teenage is a sophisticated and sensitive age, which needs sympathy and tactful treatment. Several adolescents have to receive unpremeditated murder prison

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due to their protection against

children

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abuse. Numerous unprivileged kids around the globe chose to be rule-breakers as a way of making a living. The rate of children committing minor

crimes

such

as shoplifting or

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pickpocketing

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pick pocketing

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pickpocketing

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for the purpose of getting food and money to survive is soaring every single day. These illegal activities enforce serious consequences in their development of conscience and lead to worse and major

crimes

like burglary or drug trafficking in order to earn easy money.

Therefore

,

this kind

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of teenage

criminals

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criminal

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should be put on probation and provided education and vocational training

instead

of being imprisoned as adult

criminals

. In conclusion, under-aged

criminals

have to receive the

punishment

fit to the

crime

.

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on the motive for

crime

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the crime

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, the sanctions can be harsh and severe

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an adult

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adult

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or can be a

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treatment and provide basic skills to ensure they will be normal and valuable people in the future.