“Palm Beach County, Florida -- On May 26, 2000, 13-year-old Nathaniel Brazill shot his teacher, Barry Grunow, with a .25-caliber pistol at school. Palm Beach County prosecutors tried Brazill as an adult for first-degree murder. The jury found Brazill guilty of second-degree murder, and the judge sentenced him to 28 years in an adult facility. Upon his release, Brazill will face two years of house arrest and five years of probation.” (Klug)Does this sentence seem too severe, or perhaps too tolerant? Without understanding all the details involved in the case, it may be more difficult to conclude what would be the best thing to do with 13-year-old Brazill. What exact details should an individual know in order to judge them correctly? Have you ever finished it before? What were his motivations? Does he come from a tough neighborhood and live in a terrible family situation? Perhaps all of these things mean nothing in making Brazill's judgment, and he should be penalized based on his offense alone. If you're having trouble deciding, you're not alone in this matter. Since the introduction of the juvenile court in 1899, there have been discussions about whether or not the court can deal with minors. Brazill's case illustrates the view that juvenile court is not effective, or insufficient, to address serious situations like Brazill's. This is evident in the fact that he was taken to adult court when he was 13 years old as he is against being tried in juvenile court. The recent move in the direction of trying more juveniles as adults is a clear sign that the juvenile justice system is not effective. Nobody will contradict him. However, people will contradict each other on what the system is supposed to do… half of paper… 2014, from http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0112/13/ltm.18. html.Bradshaw, Judy A. “The Juvenile Justice System: Does It Work?” FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. May 1995: 14-16.Collier, L. (n.d.). Adult crime, adult time. Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2014, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/juvmurders/stories/adultcrime.htm.Friedman, B. (n.d.). Protecting the truth: an argument for children's rights and a return to In reGault. UCLA Law Review. Retrieved January 16, 2014, from http://www.uclalawreview.org/?p=1535.Klug, E. (2001, December 1). Corrections Today - Geographical disparities among juveniles tried and convicted. (CT characteristic). The free online library. Retrieved January 14, 2014, from http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Geographic+Disparities+among+Trying+and+Sentencing+Juveniles.+(CT...-a081223414.