"Should Juveniles Be Tried as Adults" is an essay by Laurence Steinberg, which expresses his views of if, when, and why youth offenders should be tried as adults. He compares the juvenile system to the adult system and point out hat the two differ in their respective forms of decision making for treatment or discipline. In the recent past, society has redefined the judicial system for juveniles and is striving to get more youth offenders …showed first 75 words of 589 total…

…showed last 75 words of 589 total…and personalized assessment of circumstance, case matter, and a multitude of mental, social, and intellectual factors (635). In closing the author reminds us that there is no easy way to make the determination of whether youth offenders should be tried as adults, but that "ignoring the offender's age entirely is like trying to ignore and elephant that has wandered in to the courtroom. You can do it, but most people will know that something smells foul" (635).