Part one of term paper
In recent years the crime rate for juveniles has escalated and violent criminal acts are now being committed by younger children. In hopes of deterring juvenile crime, many states are now wavering juveniles to adult courts. Once the youth is trialed, he or she is subjected to the same tough sentences as an adult, including imprisonment in ad ...

Part two of term paper
... changes are made. Others say that the repercussion of placing children in adult prisons could be more damaging in the long run for the child as well as for society. Still these concerns are not a consideration when sentencing with many states stressing accountability rather than treatment as primary sentencing objectives. With younger children now facing the wavering process, many debates are surfacing questioning whether it is morally right to subject our young to adult prisons. History shows ...