Besides the fact that this is less costly that putting children in jail along side adults, it would give hope to many troubled young people that if they endure their hardships, and stay out of as much trouble as possible, that they can emerge as successful Americans. When children are put into jail and detention centers alongside adults, their lives are basically over. They receive no scholarly education since "in a juvenile facility, you"re required to attend school; in an adult prison, you"re not." (Talbot 7) Therefore no one actually gets their G.E.D. Instead they are educated by experienced, violent adult offenders in the cruel practices of prison life. When they get out of jail they often will have no education beyond the eighth grade level, no job skills, no friends their age, and no social experience of unincarcerated life after the age of fourteen or fifteen. They will have trouble even getting low skilled jobs because of their felony records, which could not be expunged, since they were prosecuted as an adult. They have all these great things going for them, and are still young enough to commit many more crimes. Furthermore a child being injected into a prison population cannot be good for that kid's physical or mental health. "In general, young prisoners are more vulnerable than adults to sexual exploitation and physical brutality. They are more likely than older inmates to commit suicide. They are more likely than young people in juvenile detention facilities to be physically assaulted and to return to a life of crime when they are set free." (Talbot 9) .
Criminals, no matter how old they are, need to be punished when they commit violent crimes. A strong message, that clearly defines the punishment and consequences to violent and crude actions, needs to be sent to potential offenders regardless of their current age or maturity. The juvenile justice system, that in "the past has generally concentrated more on the prevention of crime and the rehabilitation of delinquent teens"(Current Issues 75), was created to deal with theft, truancy, and vandalism.
Government In our modern world there are many forms of government. ... A second type of government is a libertarian government. ... In a conservative society there is no government. ... Lastly a dictatorship is a type of government. ... The U.S. makes up around 1% of the world's types of government and is the only government to show as much prosperity as is seen today. ...
A Just Government In Athens to New York we studied many different governments and many different cultures. ... If a government can not listen to what the majority wants then that government has no right to be in power. ... As time went by we experimented with another government. ... Which is the current government in England. ... This government like some others is still effective in keeping a fair system of government. ...
"These creators of a government of the people feared not only the people's rulers but the people themselves, the people in their number, the people in their passions," they wished to do this with a balance betwixt the people and the government and within the government itself. No one part of the government is given absolute power. ... The protection of the Senate was to ensure a stable government without frequent changes to laws and membership of the government. ... It allows the government to give power and control to the people while also giving the same to the government. ... Yet, ...
Government affects us through the provision of services, regulations, and taxes. Through out the course of my day, government affects me everywhere. ... Water that comes from a government regulated water plant, and that comes to your home in pipes that were put in place by the government. ... There are many ways government affects my life at school. First of all, when I buy lunch government makes me pay taxes on the food. ...
Using their knowledge of government, especially the government of the Romans, John Locke's writings, Montesquieu's theories, and other such resources, they framed their own Constitution and system of government. ... The Articles suggested a government run jointly by the states rather than one central government. ... The Roman Empire was based largely on a republican form of government. ... Instead of having the people vote directly on government matters, the people elect representatives who, in turn, vote on government matters. ... The Founding Fathers also feared the government, or...
Anarchists are based on the belief that there is not any good government, because all governments are evil. My point of view in this paper is that the only thing worse than a bad government, is no government at all. ... Therefore, the solution that they are proposing is much worse compared to a state where government exists, because obviously governments fail to satisfy the needs of every person, but at least they provide security for everyone. ... Anarchists also accuse government that it forces people to pay taxes. ... But, in my opinion, Henry Thoreau gives the best solution how to deal w...
Yet the government has to some extent always been involved in regulating and guiding the U.S. economy. ... In other words the main reason for the government to intervene is to promote efficiency and equity. ... The government regulates and controls private enterprise in many ways in order to ensure that business serves the best interests of the people as a whole. ... In other industries, government sets guidelines to ensure fair competition. The government provides many kinds of help to businesses and individuals. ...
A Just Government In Athens to New York we studied many different governments and many different cultures. ... This government like some others is still effective in keeping a fair system of government. ... A democratic government seems to be the most fair and just government around at this time. ... This government offers the most people oriented government then any other that we have tried. ... But if a government were to have different rules for each group of people then that government would not be a fair government. ...
The constitution placed restrictions on what powers that the government held. It also limited the influence that ordinary people would have over the government. ... The government is limited to how they can pass laws. ... The Bill of Rights provides more conditions that the government has to follow. It creates a balance of how the government and citizens operate within limits. ...
