Should Juvenile Offenders Ever Be Sentenced to Life without the Possibility of Parole?

摘要

There is no question that teenagers who commit serious crimes should be held accountable and punished, and that society must be protected from young people who are violent and dangerous. But studies show that the vast majority of juveniles who commit crimes even very serious crimes grow up to be law-abiding adults, and that it is impossible to reliably predict which juvenile offenders will become career criminals.