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There is an increase in the number of juveniles today who commit violent crimes such as murder or assault; or property crimes such as burglary, theft, drugs, or creating public nuisance. These are known as juvenile crimes. Generally, juvenile crimes are stated as an action which has been done by children under age children and this action is considered as an adult crime. Therefore, many of these children are being tried as adults. Nevertheless, there are many controversies about how these juveniles should be tried. Should they be tried as adults or taken to juvenile courts only? Should they be placed in prison or juvenile facilities such as state correctional facilities and foster homes? At what ages should they be considered as adults?
In "The Maximum Security Adolescent", an article which was published on September 10, 2000, at The New York Times Magazine and authored by Margaret Talbot, she observes extreme cases about juveniles who have been tried as adults, and she explains how those cases are increasing and more of those cases can be seen today. According to Talbot, Jefferson Alexander Stackhouse, a 14-year-old boy who committed juvenile crimes and was tried as adult, should not have been tried as adult since he was too young. Moreover, she thinks that children younger than 16 years of age should be given only blended sentencing in which the punishment is to keep juveniles in juvenile facilities until they are 18 or 21. Later, officials would decide if they should be release or not based on each juvenile's action inside the facility. On the other hand, Talbot thinks that children, 16-17 years old, should be tried because they are old enough and do belong in adult court. She bases this statement based on the history of juvenile sentencing which defines a different between children and adults. She also gives facts suggesting that by putting juveniles with adults in prison, it would be dangerous for children because of sexual exploitation and physical...