However, that doesn't give society the right to punish them like an adult. The exception to this rule would be in the case of violent crimes. I think that if they want to make a child an adult at age 17, that there needs to be incarceration at a juvenile detention facility until the age of 21 instead of an adult facility. Some of these kids can be rehabilitated if they are in an environment where they are treated with dignity and respect. Waiting one year until the age of 18 will not change that fact.
Children know it is wrong to steal, vandalize or murder from a young age.
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