victomolgy

For as long as I can remember I have always been fascinated with the procedures of law. I would watch Judge Wapner everyday after school. When I graduated high school I was not sure what I wanted to do. It was not until I read about the school shootings out west, and I was shocked and horrified to learn the ages of the kids who brought the guns to school. It seemed to me that there were an increasing number of young kids committing violent crimes. I was so curious and wanted to know what was causing this problem. That is when I decided to go into the field of Criminal Justice.

I have written many papers and gave several speeches’ regarding juveniles and violent crimes. I feel as if we are missing the big picture, our laws that are supposed to protect our children are actually hurting them more. I have criticized several politicians such as Bill Mc Collum on the way they speak about these kids and I think our entire juvenile justice system needs a makeover. One that benefits the children, not lawmakers.

This assignment has given me the opportunity to speak to a former juvenile prosecut

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Lawmakers would rather lock them behind bars around other criminals, in which they only become better criminals. I feel like a person that age still has a chance to become a productive citizen. It is lack of parental supervision and parent involvement. Parents today seem to be too busy to ask questions and be involved in their kid’s lives.

The last question I asked was what she thought was the reason for the increasing number of young kids committing these horrific crimes.

So we really disagreed on this question. That basically they had given up on their children. If I help just one child, I will have fulfilled my purpose. If someone were interested in prosecuting juveniles, what advice would you give

to them?

In order to deal with these types of cases you have to be a strong-minded person. She said that many of the parents would not show up for meetings with the lawyers or even come to court. What is your opinion regarding juveniles who commit crimes?

She said the kids that she saw really deserved their punishment.

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