Take a position on weather a 12-year old should be treated in the same way as an adult for committing a crime. If a 12 year old is put behind bars, how can he become a functional member of society upon his release? How will he create a positive lifestyle for himself? The real question is: How can he turn in any direction other than that of crime? He simple will not be able to. If …showed first 75 words of 1288 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1288 total…not deal with them -- the worst possible example to set for society. There may be no real answer to determining the best treatment for juvenile offenders, but it is obvious that trying and sentencing youths as adults is only detrimental to his or her behavior. Youths today may commit more severe crimes than what they used to, but placing them in an environment of hostility and abuse will only throw gas on the fire.