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At what age should children be held criminally responsible for their actions?
Most states are age 6, and some are age 7.
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November 22, 2009 10:20 PM
Adolescents in Adult Court: Does the Punishment Fit the Criminal? http://www.jaapl.org/cgi/content/full/34/2/145 Helpful Answer?
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The rationale for charging minors as adults is that they commit adult crimes and seem to require harsher and longer sentences to protect the community. The argument for not charging minors as adults is that children are still developing their morals and are still amenable to rehabilitation. Also, there is a fear of abuse if children are jailed with adults.
In most cases, I believe that children should be prosecuted in juvenile court. In the case of murder and rape, however, these are clearly adult crimes and, in addition to punishing them, we need to protect the public from them. I would allow kids ages 17, 16, and maybe 15, to be tried as adults when they commit adult crimes. Anything below that, I have a problem with. I further believe that the death penalty should not be imposed on a minor and that a minor should be given the possibility of parole at some future date.
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In most cases, I believe that children should be prosecuted in juvenile court. In the case of murder and rape, however, these are clearly adult crimes and, in addition to punishing them, we need to protect the public from them. I would allow kids ages 17, 16, and maybe 15, to be tried as adults when they commit adult crimes. Anything below that, I have a problem with. I further believe that the death penalty should not be imposed on a minor and that a minor should be given the possibility of parole at some future date.
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November 25, 2009 02:16 PM
I really don't want anyone to answer this question as if I mean charging children as adults. I mean charging children for crimes and punishing them under the juvenile justice system, not as adults, but just WHAT is the age they should be held accountable for their criminal actions in a legal sense?
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