Throughout human history, society tries to find the right way to deal with juvenile delinquency and the problems of children who are abandoned, left without parental care, or abused. In the 19th century, the United States began to move in the direction of major social reforms that ultimately led to major changes in how these problems were solved. Various states passed laws on child labor, which protected children from hard labor, laws on social welfare for children who worked when parents abused children and did not care about them, laws on education, which guarantees the right of every child can receive an education. Murderers, rapists and other criminals are released from prison every day after serving only very short and lenient sentences. Who are these criminals and what makes them so special? Criminals are minors who commit crimes as adults. They are tried every day in juvenile courts, given shortened sentences, and are released and given new identities to continue living their lives in peace and happiness, all while their victims and their families are left to suffer forever. Because courts and child rights advocates believe that young people who commit crimes should be given a second chance, criminals walk the streets, live as our neighbors, and in many cases commit further crimes. What. Juvenile offenders now face a two-court system, not only can they be tried in juvenile court for a crime they committed. Now they are charged as adults in adult court. Charging a minor as an adult has prompted… middle of paper… legislators to rethink policies that treat them as adults” by Sarah Alice Brown. “Between 1994 and 2010, arrest rates for violent crimes decreased for all age groups, but more for juveniles than for adults,” said Sarah Alice. He further said; more specifically, rates dropped an average of 54% for teens ages 15 to 17, compared to 38% for those ages 18 to 39. And while arrest rates for violent crimes were higher in 2010 than in 1980 for all ages over 24, for youth ages 15 to 17 they were down compared to 1980. In my opinion, I believe that juveniles should be tried as adults depending on the crime. I feel that if a child decides to make a decision that changes their life enormously, they should suffer the consequences. If their crime is something small and they have no criminal record, then no, I don't think they should be.