What are your views within the Criminal System?

CRIME...... Do you think treating a minor more like an adult is
tough on crime or ineffectively tough on them? 

WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS......... Do you think part of the problem of
juvenile crime is the Criminal System itself? 

JUVENILES...... According to statistics, Juveniles prosecuted in
adult courts have a higher rate of recidivism than minors who
were tried in juvenile courts, Do you think they should have the
same rights and responsibilities as adults and are mature enough
to understand the consequences of there actions? UNDER THE
LAW............ Do you think minors have the same degree of
empathetic capacity and impulse control as does a mature adult
and do you think they formulate the same intent as adults in the
Criminal System? 

CRIMINAL SYSTEM............ What are your views on the Criminal
System do you think American Justice punishes according to the
intent and not simply the act?