young offenders- trial as adult (Young Offenders - What Should The Law Do With Them?)

Member Name: cjk231176

Product:	Young Offenders - What Should The Law Do With Them?
Date:	26/09/05 (916 review reads)
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Advantages: stamp out this kind of crime

Disadvantages: so many victims of this appalling behaviour

Young offenders, what should we do with them?
Well, I have several views surrounding prisons etc.
My first is get the militray to run HM prisons.
Just take a look at the number of soldiers who get sent to colcehster military prison who reoffend. It is far less than civialians.

I truly belive the army should run the prisons.

i also believe anyone over 16 given a prison sentance should have thier sentance as an army survice sentence. it would do them all a whole lot of good.


There seems to be a massive increase in truly horryfying crimes committed by younger offenders.
Just last month near to where I live a 10 year old child was stabbed to death by two 11 year olds.

Perhaps it is because of the violence on tv, but hoemany parents realise there are age restrictions on many pc games etc? I didnt until recently. Some of these games, nintendo,playstaion etc, are gruesome and violent.I see no need for it in games for cyring out loud!

What happened togames being fun and friendly? nowadays if you're not running about chopping heads off or spilling blood and guts everywhere then the kids dont wanna play the game.

up to a certain point i blame the parents. If the kids are allowed to get away with lots then they'll do it. My kids dont swear, at least not that i kow of, and everywhere they go they show respect and amnners, people have eventold me how well behaved they are when I am not around, because they know I will comedown on them like a tonne of bricks if i hear otherwise!

BUt no parent can really be blamed when thier child commits an horrific crime such as murder etc, I mean no person in thier right mind would ever condone his behaviour, and would feel remorse if thier child commited a crime like this.

But what can we do with these youngsters?
If thier identity got out they would never live a normal life again, and some would say for the crimes they commited why should they?

I dont agree with prisoners getting special rights etc, I mean I have to pay a hell of a lot of money to go tocollege , for my rent, food etc. If I commit a crime i get free higher education etc. yes, i do believe in helping offenders ,teaching them, and helping them to stay out of the prison system in future.

The young offenders who commit certain crimes,in my opion, should be sent to trial as adults.
no, they shouldnt go to an adult prison, but they should receive the same sentances as if they were an adult.

Why is it a youngster can murder and not receive life sentance? It is the same crime as an adult.

Yes they need different care than adults, they are more vulnerable etc.
But, send them to prisons, have youth prisons for serious crimes. Make them serve the same sentances as adults, give them the same maximum sentances etc.
Why should they get off lightly?

This nation as a whole is becoming more violent, there is more and more crime everywhere you go,a nd we need to stamp it out.

For the not so serious crimes, get the kids cleaning up the streets that they ahve messed up. For example, if they are charged with graffitti, get them out ont he streets for a certain time clearing ot off walls etc.
Get them sweeping the roads, whatever jobs need doing, get them supervised and doing community service, make them put something back into the ci#ommunity that they are ruining, it may help them resepct and value thier community more.

I think the same goes for long term unemployed, if not for sick reasons, instead of just dishing out dole money, get them doing community service jobs for thier money,instead of doing nothing at home.
(yes i ahve been unem,ployed before anyone moans, for 2 years I was out of work.)
Please dont think i am saying all unemployed arealzy or whatever, but there are some absuing the system and not looking for employement.

Get the young offenders mentors, perhaps other people who previously offended but when straight, to teach them how they can change thier lives, and turn things around for themselves.
Get them support groups, and mentors. This way they can have people who were once like them, to look up to and to learn from.

Teach the youngsters right and wrong from the moment they are born, and punish them when they do wrong.

Summary: treat same as adults