Consider the debate about how we should treat teenagers in the context of the criminal justice system, where teenagers may be held accountable for their behavior similar to punishments for adults. What have you learned about in the context of development across the lifespan that would be relevant to this debate? How can psychologists provide guidance for the criminal justice system when it comes to teenage behavior? What experiments have you learned about are relevant to this debate or what experiments could you imagine that would help us address this debate?

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The above question requires a personal answer, based on the debate you have witnessed in the classroom. For that reason, I cannot write an answer for you, but I will show you how to write it.

To answer these questions, you will need to develop an opinion about punishment for juvenile offenders and whether that punishment should be the same as punishment applied to adults or not.

In this case, you should search for articles and texts by professionals in the criminal and psychiatric field, which analyze the psychological and legal condition of adolescents and the relationship between the crimes and the punishments they are involved in.

These articles will provide a basis for developing your point of view on the subject.

Something that must be considered is that many psychologists and psychiatrists claim that the psychological condition of adolescents is more fragile than that of adults, which can facilitate their being influenced to participate in criminal activities. In addition, very severe punishment can harm the adolescent's development and prevent them from living together and being useful to society again.

Possible experiments on juvenile offenders

  • Comparisons between juvenile offenders who suffered severe punishment and adolescents with milder punishments.
  • Comparisons between the perception of criminal activities between adults and adolescents.
  • Comparisons between the cognitive ability of adults and adolescents.
  • Comparisons between persuasive frailty between adolescents and adults.

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