In conclusion, public opinion on the issue is fairly decisive. Seventy percent of the population believes that imprisonment is the way to prevent future crimes in both adults and juveniles (Reynolds). If violent juvenile offenders were given significant prison sentences for their adult crimes, they would be both incapacitated from committing future crimes and, hopefully, receive psychological help so that upon their eventual release they become productive members of society and not threats to the helpless victims. Furthermore, potential juvenile offenders would be deterred from committing violent crimes which would lead to an overall decline in violent crimes perpetrated by juveniles.