Pros and Cons

Their are many Pros to passing laws that disable courts from trying kids as adults, but some would argue there are also many Cons to passing such laws. One Pro for passing the law would be it allows kids just enough time to reflect on their actions while still not beingin a super hostile environment like a state prison. Also by putting kids in a juvenile prison for a shorter amount of time the state governments will save a lot more money than if they put them in a state prison. Also it will be hard for a juvenile criminal to get hired if they were tried and put in federal prison than if the were put in juvenile deletion. One Con about passing the law is if a juvenile was to commit a massacre or killed multiple people, like a cereal killer, than the courts would not be able to put him/her in a federal prison. Also juveniles have a right a jury in all adult courts, while a lot of juvenile courts do not give them the right to the jury. Finally if this bill is passed it will give some juvenile offenders the false idea that they can do something bad and for the most part get away with it. These are a few of the Pros and Con if a bill like this was passed.

Citations

- http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/juveniles-youth-adult-criminal-court-32226.html