Teenagers have less profound understanding of society than adults, Moreover, based on their social environment, they are often not allowed to commit crimes, but driven by their peers. Because there are countless accidents caused by the blurring of the boundaries of safe, danger and trauma zone, I think there is no problem to properly understand the illegal acts before they are unable to have a clear understanding of the society. However, it is not difficult for the judicial system to be hasty, so I can only make some suggestions in a relatively general way. For example, China has a set of laws on the protection of minors, which clearly limits the age, namely 12, 14, 16 and 18, in which the laws and regulations at all ages will be adjusted accordingly, I think the most important consideration should be the mentality and maturity of the parties in addition to their age. Although these concepts are difficult to be accurate, it is more reasonable to confirm the mental level of the parties through procedural investigation, and these factors can also be seen in their family environment and social situation, This makes it difficult to make any major critical mistakes. Young people is not mature and perfect enough to bear the relatively harsh criminal law. Therefore, appropriate mitigation determination is also in line with common sense.
Adolescents is still in the process of exploring and establishing. Just like the adolescents themselves, their future has many possibilities. Therefore, the attitude and belief in dealing with problems are still possible to guide, except for a small one. Some people who persist in committing crimes throughout their lives may be due to the original environment or some biological defects that cannot be improved through external channels, and sometimes the crimes caused by extreme environments are not a minority, by confirming the parties You can also understand whether the sentence should be a normal sentence or a reduced sentence. The criminal behavior that violates the person’s personality is likely to be an unintentional action caused by adolescent hormones.
It is difficult for the law to deny the youth’s personality and conduct through some accidental events, which is also unreasonable, because the youth described by the author still has unlimited future and possibilities, There are very few cases in which violent crimes can last a lifetime, and the crimes committed in adolescence are likely to change the person’s mind and put him on the right path. In this case, the criminal acts that are extremely inconsistent with his personal character can be understood, It is not a bad thing to promote teenagers to have a better personality through appropriate punishment. Therefore, I agree with the author that no one should be a criminal when he is born, and everyone should be given the opportunity to reform.
Reference
Evaluation of youth in the juvenile justice system. (n.d.). Retrieved October 14, 2021, from https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1393&context=mhlp_facpub&httpsredir=1&referer=.
According to your blog, I was reminded of the juvenile sentencing debate in recent years. Some people think that juveniles commit crimes because they don’t receive good guidance, they are easy to be misled and commit crimes. This mistake is not only caused by juveniles, so the time spent in jail should be reduced. However, other people think that juvenile offenders should be punished as severely as adult criminals. If delinquent teenagers receive the light dose, it may encourage more peer delinquency. Juvenile crime is likely to be affected by family, violation, imitation and many other factors (Gogua et al., 2020). As you mentioned, it is difficult to discern the original motives of juvenile delinquency, and whether they are more malicious or more unintentional.
Reference:
Gogua, I., Office, S. C. R., & Benny, A. (2020, July 3). Juvenile delinquency – causes, prevention, and the ways of rehabilitation. Penal Reform International. Retrieved October 18, 2021, from https://www.penalreform.org/blog/juvenile-delinquency-causes-prevention-and-the-ways-of/.