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

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Unfortunately , the rise in juvenile
crime
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in recent years is difficult to deny.
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this
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reason, punishments for both youth and
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must be the same
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some people. Despite the fact that
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could lead to
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prevention in the future, I do not entirely agree with
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statement, as there might be detrimental effects on their mental health. The proponents of
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agenda have suggested that punishing children and/or teenagers in a similar fashion as
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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.
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, 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
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government
officials in the UK and the USA could put an end to the knife
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in the former country and the gun
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in the letter if, at least, a few young criminals were punished as seriously as
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and
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these on national television. I, on the flip side, tend to disagree slightly more because many others have claimed that
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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
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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.
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,
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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
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. 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
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school of thought because
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is not the perfect solution to the
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wave for many obvious reasons.
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