From The Very Beginning, Children Are Taught The Difference

From the very beginning, children are taught the difference between right and wrong. So, if you can do the crime you can do the time, is what some people will answer when asked if they think teenagers should be given the same punishment as adults when committing the same crime. People are arguing whether teenage repeat offenders should suffer the same consequences as grown-ups, and if or if not what are the consequences for these children. Juveniles should not go through the same legal penalties as adults after they have become teenagers. Instead teenagers should be aimed at rehabilitation and making them ready to be productive members of society. Those that are younger are more likely to engage in crimes that the ones that are older and†¦show more content†¦Teens do not process everything carefully and when a teen does commit a crime he/she may not know how it can be a domino effect and hurt them their whole life. Instead of punishing these teens the same as adults, even wh en they do commit the same level of crimes they should be helped. Just talking to these teenagers makes a huge difference, even if they do not know it, it means everything to them that there is someone out there wanting them to have a second chance and correct their wrong doing while they are still young. As Richard Quigley wrote in Empowering our Children to Succeed, â€Å"we want young people to understand how they can be of legitimate value to themselves and their communities† and by giving them this opportunity of help we can help them correct their path (25). â€Å"A person’s brain is not fully developed until they hit the age of twenty-five says Lenroot who wrote Differences in genetic and environmental influences on the human cerebral cortex associated with development during childhood and adolescence. 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