Can a juvenile be sentenced to death? Explain the history behind why this is or is not the case?

What will be an ideal response?


The juvenile death penalty remained unchanged on a nationwide level for 16
years. During that time, 19 individuals in 6 states were executed for crimes that they
committed at either 16 or 17 years old and an additional 72 offenders who were
awaiting their execution and were housed on death row in 12 states. By 2005, several
states had changed their laws such that 31 jurisdictions prohibited the death penalty for
juveniles19 states (plus the Federal government and the U.S. Military) set a minimum
age for the punishment at 18 and an additional 12 states prohibited the practice for all
individuals. In addition, public support for the execution of juveniles had fallen
dramatically. Finally, the court considered the evidence presented by professional
medical and psychological organizations that pointed to findings that juveniles may lack
the appropriate brain development to be able to appreciate the consequences of their
actions. As a result of these shifts, the Court held in Roper v. Simmons (2005) that the
execution of individuals under the age of 18 was a violation of the eighth amendment
protection against cruel and unusual punishment.

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What will be an ideal response?

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