Some people think that teenagers who commit crimes should be treated the same way as adult criminals. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Although in the past, crime among young adults was not frequent, nowadays is becoming a common trend. While some consider that they should be arrested like adults are, others think a different approach should be considered. Both parties could have their reasons but I firmly believe that a psychologically developing minor, should have a better chance at reintegration in society.

As a starting point of discussion, let us examine the stage of life in which a teenager is in. With this idea in mind, it is important to focus in its mental development as well as in the social one. For instance, analysing each individual, psychologists can differentiate what is an adequate behaviour for an adolescent and a pathological one. This can be performed if a special follow up is made, but almost impossible if the young man is arrested. In addition to this point, is also important to understand the social background, as for example, if there is violence at home that could trigger this behaviour. These arguments are convincing, to analyse each case out of prison environment, but there is also one more persuasive point to consider.

Now we shall reflect what is the role a society can have in reintegration of these minors. To clarify this, let us focus on some studies made and which activities can be performed. As an illustration, there are several scientific studies, from the New England Journal of Medicine, that reached the conclusion that a child can only modify pathologic or criminal behaviour, if the surrounding atmosphere is calm and relaxing, which do not happen in prisons. Finally, and more importantly, there is an option of a voluntary job in the community, that can help these individuals to learn the values of living in society. These supporting facts show us why we should care for a better option for this teenagers.

In summary, considering the social background and mental development of a young adult, as well as for matters of reintegration in society, there are clearly better solutions beside prison for them.

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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, if, so, well, while, as for, for example, for instance, in addition, in summary, as well as

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 21.0 13.1623246493 160% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 13.0 7.85571142285 165% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 10.4138276553 86% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 7.30460921844 123% => OK
Pronoun: 27.0 24.0651302605 112% => OK
Preposition: 40.0 41.998997996 95% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.3376753507 120% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1712.0 1615.20841683 106% => OK
No of words: 340.0 315.596192385 108% => OK
Chars per words: 5.03529411765 5.12529762239 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.29407602571 4.20363070211 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.99899637191 2.80592935109 107% => OK
Unique words: 192.0 176.041082164 109% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.564705882353 0.561755894193 101% => OK
syllable_count: 543.6 506.74238477 107% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 5.43587174349 110% => OK
Article: 0.0 2.52805611222 0% => OK
Subordination: 8.0 2.10420841683 380% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 3.0 0.809619238477 371% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 7.0 4.76152304609 147% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 16.0721442886 93% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 20.2975951904 108% => OK
Sentence length SD: 49.0842359849 49.4020404114 99% => OK
Chars per sentence: 114.133333333 106.682146367 107% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.6666666667 20.7667163134 109% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.4 7.06120827912 105% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.01903807615 20% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.67935871743 81% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 3.9879759519 125% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 3.4128256513 88% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.111681067221 0.244688304435 46% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0386329281531 0.084324248473 46% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0514243216708 0.0667982634062 77% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0719257747505 0.151304729494 48% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0607197695046 0.056905535591 107% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.6 13.0946893788 104% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 49.15 50.2224549098 98% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 11.3001002004 105% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.25 12.4159519038 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.95 8.58950901804 104% => OK
difficult_words: 91.0 78.4519038076 116% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 9.78957915832 112% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.1190380762 107% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 10.7795591182 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 78.6516853933 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.0 Out of 9
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