Nathaniel Abraham was eleven years old when he committed the act of murder. Under a 1997 Michigan law a child of any age may be tried as an adult for severe crimes. Abraham was the first juvenile to be tried under this statute. Accused in the murder of Ronnie Lee Greene Jr., Abraham faced first degree murder charges. Now, at the age of fourteen, Nathaniel has been sentenced to a juvenile facility until the age of …showed first 75 words of 408 total…

…showed last 75 words of 408 total…a father and criminal activity. In conclusion, Nathaniel is a byproduct of the decaying system of family values in the black community. A child who has never known responsibility or consequence will surely know no adherence to social and criminal guidelines. Without the benefit of a role model, specifically a father, a child is at a much greater risk to become a juvenile crime statistic. Bibliography Satistical data from Crime & Criminology, second edition, Harpers Press.