judgesJudges and prosecutors should not prosecute juveniles as adults because their adolescent brain is still not fully developed yet. Juveniles are likely to be victims of sexual and physical abuse in adult prisons, and they will be most likely to commit future violent crimes as adults.
Judges and prosecutors should not be triedtry juveniles as adults because their adolescent'sadolescent brains are not incapable of making a rational mature decision on their own. In the article” Young killers who stayarticle “Young Killers Who Stay in juvenile court take vastly different paths”Juvenile Court Take Vastly Different Paths”, Dr. Jay Giedd, a leading neuroscientist who studies the adolescent brain development, says, that part of the young brain still needs an impulse control in making decisions and “isn’t fully developed until a person’s late 20s,” he said”said ( Eldeib). In the article “ The Teen Brain: It’s just not grown up yet” NeurologistJust Not Grown Up Yet”, neurologist Francis Jensen says, the“The frontal lobes are not fully connected to the brain, so the brain is not sure if theirthey’re making a right decision or what may the consequence of the action be (Knox). One good example of why juveniles shouldn't be tried as adults is Byron Ashford. Ashford was only 13 years old at thatthe time when he shot a 19-year-old at gas station worker in Chicago during a robbery attempt. Months after the incident Ashford was arrested by Policepolice officers and pleaded guilty to the incident. Ashford talks about how many other people who have committed homicide were also at the younger age of only 14 years old. It took Ashford many setbacks before making the right decision to escape the violence in Chicago. LifeNow after the fatal incident, Ashford lives a normal life with his girlfriend and his son. “AshfordAshford said, “I thank God every day.”