In the U.S Juveniles ought to be treated as adults in the Crim justice system

Well this basically is my case that I am going to use for 2 more tournaments. I wrote it about an hour ago. Just wanna test it out. I want this somewhat in Ld format please. I know the aff goes first but we can deal with it. Lets just pretend im aff and hes neg. So round 1 I read case He asks questions Round 2 He reads case attacks I ask questions Round 3 I attack and defend He attacks and defends Resolved: In the United States, juveniles charged with violent felonies ought to be treated as adults in the criminal justice system I offer the following definitions from Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Dictionary.com Juveniles- a young person; youth. From Dictionary.com Felony- a crime for which the punishment in federal law may be death or imprisonment for more than one year. From Merriam-Webster Dictionary Ought- used to express obligation From Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Treat- to consider or regard in a specified way, and deal with accordingly. From Dictionary.com Criminal Justice System- In 1969, the President's Commission of Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice defined the criminal justice system as the means for society to "enforce the standards of conduct necessary to protect individuals and the community."[2] Justice- the administration of law. the quality of being just, impartial, or fair From Merriam-Webster Dictionary My value for this round will be justice. Justice should be the sole value of this round due to the fact that juveniles and adults must be treated equally when charged, and the administration of law does not change. At any point if this does not happen, we are not serving justice. My value criterion for this round will be social welfare. We must look to the well being of the United States while abiding by our rules. If we say adults and juveniles are treated as the same for felonies we must abide by it or we aren't serving justice. I offer the following observations Observation1 –If the negative side of this debate can prove one time when juveniles will not be treated as adults then the negative wins this debate. Observation 2- According to Cornell Law, The main goal of the juvenile justice system is rehabilitation rather than punishment. This benefits juveniles as a whole and thus should be known to both sides of the debate. Contention 1- By following this resolution we contradict the resolution as a whole. By treating juveniles as adults, inherently they must serve the same punishment. But if that ever does not happen then we aren't abiding by the resolution. Rules must be followed. According to an international treaty, juvenile death penalty is not prohibited and thus meaning they cannot be sentenced to death. 35 states in the U.S, for example Texas still have the death penalty. 35 states that aren't treating juveniles and adults equally in one case. This is complete contradictory against justice. The system is not being fair by allowing this. Not only that, by our moral standards, this would not be morally acceptable to the United States. A child of the age of 12 being sentenced to death for committing a violent felon. The United States would be looked down upon by other countries and its own citizens. Thus by affirming this resolution, you are not serving justice due to the fact that you are not treating them equally nor abiding by the rule. Contention 2: There is a reason why juveniles and adults are not treated the same. Sub Point A: Juveniles have not matured as much as adults. Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, a neuroscientist with the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, said until around a decade ago many scientists had "pretty much assumed that the human brain stopped developing in early childhood," but recent research has found that many regions of the brain continue to develop for a long time afterwards. Prof. Blakemore said brain scans show the prefrontal cortex continues to change shape as people reach their 30s and up to their late 40s. She said the region begins to change in early childhood and then is reorganized in late adolescence but continues to change after that. As you can see, a human's brain hasn't fully matured until mid-adulthood, thus we cant always hold juveniles accountable for their actions. Now this doesn't necessarily mean we should change the age of adulthood because of the brain. That would be absurd. But, when looking whether to punish a juvenile, we must look at their maturity. At certain ages, a child's moral standards increase. They can be held accountable for some actions. For example- a 10 year old being held accountable for stealing from a store. At that age he knew it wasn't right to steal from their. Children like 9 year old Cameron Kocher 20 years ago, should not be put in prison for firing a rifle and hitting his 7 year old neighbor. Accidents do happen. Sub Point B: Juvenile detention Centers are more beneficial. The main goal of them is to rehabilitate and basically benefit our youth. These kids of age 10-18 can be in these detention centers focus on bettering their lives. According to ABC News Missouri is setting a new standard for juvenile delinquents. Helping them become more motivated and have a positive attitude. Ideas such as that can help our youth. Not throwing them in prison where they are more exposed to violence. That will harm our youth. Punishing them severely to the point where they can be killed is immoral and unnecessary. Prison is to deter crime but juvenile detention homes are to deter crimes for our youth. They must be helped or our society will not be benefited. Impact: By not treating them as what they aren't they are benefited as a whole