These decisions have made a huge impact on the history of crime in the United States and its negative effects on the country. ... The social problems that arise stem from the justice system's failure to recognize the benefits of following more practical reforms towards juvenile punishment and the factors that play into them. ... We should consider these influences as a start of the problem because juvenile offenders are too immature and incompetent to appreciate the nature of their crimes (Flesch, 2004). ... Mental Effects and Exposure to Violence When dealing with criminal offenders, th...

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