Young people who commit crimes should be treated the same way as adults. To what extent to you agree and degree?

Unfortunately , the rise in juvenile

crime

in recent years is difficult to deny.

For

this

reason, punishments for both youth and

adults

must be the same

according to

some people. Despite the fact that

this

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initiative

could lead to

crime

prevention in the future, I do not entirely agree with

this

statement, as there might be detrimental effects on their mental health. The proponents of

this

agenda have suggested that punishing children and/or teenagers in a similar fashion as

adults

may help scare those, who want to do illegal activities. It is common knowledge that youngsters would not withstand the severe conditions of prisons and it is inhumane to sentence them for many years.

However

, their bad deeds should not go unnoticed because

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will keep encouraging other young boys and girls to break the law, thinking they are untouchable just

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because

of their age. Case in point

governtment

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government

officials in the UK and the USA could put an end to the knife

crime

in the former country and the gun

crime

in the letter if, at least, a few young criminals were punished as seriously as

adults

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these on national television. I, on the flip side, tend to disagree slightly more because many others have claimed that

such

methods are not suitable for minors. It is not a secret that the majority,

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not all, of youth carrying out illegal actions do not do so

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intentionally

, which is the total opposite as far as

adults

are concerned, as they are fully

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aware

of the consequences before they commit crimes. Having been punished or treated the same way as the older and mature individuals, youngsters will find it challenging to recover psychologically, which will have

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impact on their mental stability later in their life.

Thus

,

while

it is true that there can be some extreme cases, we, as a society, need to remember that children ought to be dealt

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harshly and educated more

instead

. It is said that everybody should be held accountable to the same standards

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regardless

of their age. It can be concluded that I only partially agree with

this

school of thought because

this

is not the perfect solution to the

crime

wave for many obvious reasons.