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             als with this stress in a different way, however, because of this stress, many adolescents act impulsively at times. Stephen Harper a veteran public defender in Miami-Dade County states, "This is not a moral or legal fact-It's a scientific fact. Scientifically you can't hold them (juveniles) to the same standard as an adult who commits the same crime."(Bell) Finally not only does the death penalty hold no deterrent for juveniles but in some cases acts as an incentive for crime. This can happen for two separate reasons. The first deals with the peer pressure previously mentioned. Because death is seen as "the highest price to pay" the committing of a crime that would warrant the death penalty could put a juvenile in a position to gain great respect from his peers. The second deals with the hypocrisy also previously mentioned. With the state-legitimizing killing as it does, some minors are compelled and encouraged to commit crime. It is as though they fe
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