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?