Sweet sixteen in jail
Cameron Williams, who shot at a police officer in Omaha, Nebraska last November while being chased and is also charged with robbery and assault, celebrated his sweet sixteen in jail and faces up to 110 years behind bars because he is accused of second-degree attempted murder and of using a weapon to commit a crime.
His life different from the world of other teenagers, and even if the is only sixteen, he was judged in an adult court because of his troubled background and the gravity of the crime. Chief deputy Brenda Beadle declared that anybody who aims a gun at a police officer is considered a serious threat and will be treated in consequence. Cameron Williams is one of the young adults that are facing prison for life. The Justice Department has made a study which shows that 10 percent of the homicides committed in America are done by teenagers under the age of 18 and more than 33,000 young adults are arrested every year for offenses.
Juvenile Judge Elizabeth Crnkovich declares that the violence among young people is increasing and that more young people are engaging in dangerous behavior then in the 1990s and even 2000s. As a result, more prosecutors and citizens wish that they are charged as adults and not through the juvenile justice system. Unlike jails and prisons, juvenile courts are focused on rehabilitation and today all teenagers that have a criminal history and have already been to a juvenile court will be judged as an adult.
