Should 11-Year Olds Be Charged With Adult Crimes?

What does the article suggest is the reason behind politicians passing laws without considering the bigger picture?

• Emotional knee-jerk reactions

• Logical reasoning

• Scientific evidence

• Public demand

What is one reason children may not think about the world the way adults do?

• They have more experience

• They have little perspective

• They are more logical

• They have better judgment.

According to the text, who should make decisions about the age at which a child can be tried as an adult?

• Legislators

• Teachers

• Judges with the help of psychiatrists and psychologists

• Parents

What is suggested as a better approach than ad-hoc legislative determinations for deciding if a child can be tried as an adult?

• Public voting

• Case-by-case analysis

• Random selection

• Parental decision

Fill in the blank: Judges are needed to make decisions based on the ______ of the circumstances.

• Simplicity

• Totality

• Irrelevance

• Unimportance

What is the main reason juveniles may be incompetent to stand trial as adults according to the study?

• Lack of physical strength

• Emotional or intellectual inability

• Financial constraints

• Lack of legal representation

What did the study suggest about juveniles who went to adult trial?

• They were always guilty

• They were seriously impaired in understanding the proceedings

• They were well-prepared

• They had prior criminal records.

Fill in the blank: The study tested individuals aged eleven to ________ years old.

• 18

• 20

• 24

• 30

What did the study find about the performance in reasoning for youths aged sixteen and seventeen?

• It was better than adults

• It was worse than adults

• It did not differ from those at least eighteen years of age

• It was not tested.

Fill in the blank: The study found that fourteen or fifteen-year-olds were ________ as likely to be seriously impaired in awareness and reasoning.

• half

• equally

• twice

• three times