The severity of crimes committed by juveniles has gradually increased throughout time. The punishments that juveniles receive are not equivalent to the cruelty of the crime he or she committed. Children tried in juvenile courts would only have to serve a short amount of time in a juvenile system. Once their time for punishment has been fulfilled, these children return to the streets committing the same crime. It is a vicious cycle that must be stopped. Juvenile systems believe these young criminals deserve a second chance. Due to the fact that these children can commit the same crime as any other adult criminal, they too should be tried in an adult court. Juveniles may be young of age, but they are not children. Juveniles are not receiving the right punishment for the crimes they are committing. These young criminals know the difference between right and wrong and what they can do and cannot do. Therefore, there is no excuse for a child that commits the same crime as an adult to not receive the same punishments as an adult would. Because punishments are lenient these young children have the ability to take advantage of the juvenile system by committing more crimes. According to an article by LA Youth it states, "at the age of 14 you should be accountable for your actions, if there is no accountability, they'll do it again.  Juveniles know that due to being of young age they will not be severely punished for the crime they committed. However, we now have proposition 21. Proposition 21, was a proposition proposed and passed in 2000 that increased a variety of criminal penalties for crimes committed by youth and incorporated many youth offenders into the adult criminal justice system. The proposition includes: increased punishment for gang-related felonies, indeterminate life sentences for home invasion robbery, carjacking, and drive-by shootings. With proposition 21 we are able to keep the community a safer place because not only adult criminals are off the streets, but young criminals are gone as well. The crimes committed by these delinquents have become increasingly severe. In an article by Kate Randell, she described a court case of a 12 year-old child who was sentenced to 30 years in prison.