A nation shouldn’t be afraid of it’s offspring, but proud. Teenagers are just one step away from becoming adults and this is the most crucial time where we need guidance in our life. As explained in the article, To Hell with Kids? By Erin Middlewood teenagers are being labeled as rude, wild, spoiled an irresponsible. She then points out the statistics of crime rates and exclaims that teenagers need a chance. Teenagers are being brutalized daily through these harsh words. We are old enough to decide what is right and what is wrong, we realize our mistakes and with the right direction of management we can better ourselves. Not all teenagers are out of control and those that are can be pulled into line with the right leadership.
Not all teens are alike. In fact, the majority of teens are well mannered and carry out themselves very reasonably. In reality it is only a very small amount of young people who do binge drink or cause violence. Most young people are more behaved than other people. Many teenagers are misunderstood and stereotyped as being out of control, because media companies make a big deal when young people commit crimes. As said in the article, over the decade from 1982 to 1992, the juvenile violent-crime rate grew by less than 0.5 percent. And in Florida, kids who were treated as adults by the state’s criminal- justice system had a higher rate of repeated offenses. I believe with help and effort theses ratings will go down to where the media has very little to say about teens at all.
Many young people find it difficult to talk to adults. Some do not trust them and often young people feel older people just do not understand. Teenagers often feel excluded from neighborhood decision making, all that is seen are the adult groups making the decisions and holding the power. This exclusion is often more pronounced among young people in disadvantaged neighborhoods as they generally experience worse services in more wealthy communities. One way to have...