Question

◦Many opponents feel that juvenile offenders issued a split sentence are simply getting off easy. Do you agree with this sentiment? Why or why not?

Answer 1

There are ample number of studies today that suggest that indicate juveniles sent to adult court end up worse off than those who are not. They are likely to get in trouble more frequent, and the offenses they commit are more serious. It therefore apparent that systems need to be created to reduce the number of juveniles being sent to adult court. Keeping this in mind, the split sentence is a system in which a juvenile's adult sentence is revoked if the terms of the juvenile sentence are followed. In my perspective, this is a fair and just process as it takes into consideration the nature of the developing brain while enforcing strict action on further deviance.