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Why we shouldn't charge the Sayreville kids as adults: Q&A
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/10/why_we_shouldnt_charge_the_sayreville_kids_as_adults_a_qa.html
Why we shouldn't charge the Sayreville kids as adults: Q&A
By Julie O'Connor | Star-Ledger Editorial Board
on October 17, 2014 at 9:05 AM, updated October 17, 2014 at 11:45 AM
All eyes are fixed on Sayreville, N.J., where seven high school football players are accused of sexually hazing their younger teammates.
They have been charged with varying degrees of involvement. Three are facing the most serious charge, aggravated sexual assault.
Parents are outraged. The prosecutor is under pressure to try them as adults. Everyone is up in arms.
But before we pack these kids off to adult prison, a national expert on adolescent development and juvenile crime says: Not so fast.
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Why we shouldn't charge the Sayreville kids as adults: Q&A
By Julie O'Connor | Star-Ledger Editorial Board
on October 17, 2014 at 9:05 AM, updated October 17, 2014 at 11:45 AM
All eyes are fixed on Sayreville, N.J., where seven high school football players are accused of sexually hazing their younger teammates.
They have been charged with varying degrees of involvement. Three are facing the most serious charge, aggravated sexual assault.
Parents are outraged. The prosecutor is under pressure to try them as adults. Everyone is up in arms.
But before we pack these kids off to adult prison, a national expert on adolescent development and juvenile crime says: Not so fast.
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