One of the arguments in favor of prosecuting teenagers as adults are that giving juveniles long sentences in adult facilities send the clear message to other youth that crime does not pay. In a study conducted in 1995, one of the researchers said "The young
is less likely to get involved in crime since they can be prosecuted as adults." In another study conducted in 1998, each juvenile offender interviewed reported that they decided to stop offending at the age of eighteen. In both of this studies, most
offender said that seeing their peers tried as adults made them realize that committing a crime has many serious consequence. The evidence provided by these studies clearly show that there
is fewer chances of juveniles committing crimes if they know they will be sentenced as adults.
