Why we should abolish imprisonment for children
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- The Open University's Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Dr David Scott takes a look at the consequences of imprisoning children and young people, and the alternative solutions to this.
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In Texas this is common practice, and prosecutors abuse loop holes. They will keep you in detention centers, residential placements, etc.. util they turn into adults (around 17), and then they trial them as adults, that way they could give adult sentences. I've heard the saying "Commit and Adult Crime, You get Adult Time". My personal experience, this was held over my head the entire stay, it felt as a threat, any little movement, any little issue, i was terribly afraid to get dishonorably discharged, and finally i found out they where empty threats. I was dishonorably discharged for being attacked on two occasions, i was a victim, but because of my charge i was considered violent, and an instigator. On top of all that, the judges would always feel cold, and make judgement's feel superficial, appearance played a giant role (more than it should)
How many kids are in jail for minor offences and the jail institutionalizes them and from then on will never leave the life of crime.
This is disgraceful. The government should be ashamed. THEY ARE CHILDREN. HELP THEM !!!!!!!!!!!!
The second woman, is wrong, the court must have found he was involved in order to find him guilty, joint enterprise is not, as its often wrongly said to be "guilt by association", its that you knew a person was involved in the commission of the relevant offence and intentionally assisted or participated in the offence. I understand she may not believe that's what happened, but the court held that it did, and he is being dealt with according to that, not to say she hasn't got a point as to his treatment inside but a murder conviction pre-empts the "innocent young lad" argument. I do agree that life sentences for children should be a last resort or even abolished and should certainly not be mandatory for children even if mandatory for adults (like for murder), but to completely abolish prison sentences for murder committed by 16 and 17 year old is ridiculous. Also actually most child offenders do re-offend after release. I also must ask, he should have been checked every 15 minutes and was found in 10, but that's consistent.
So in short, yes prison for kids is wrong and needs reform, but it shouldn't be wholly abolished.
The purpose of the criminal justice system is to, whether we like to admit it, appease the want of revenge victims have, if we let 17 year olds kill without sanction, it wouldn't come close to being fit for purpose.
Its easy to think about one side or the other but we must balance the interests of justice, we mustn't think that the defendant and convict are above all else, nor should we think of the victim and to hell with the human rights of the convict, but both must be carefully considered and balanced.
That first lady is complaining, but prison is supposed to be prison, 10-17s who commit murder should be punished.
Yeah but with probation work and special classes
How about you just not break the law in the first place. It's that simple...