The teenage years are a period of searching and feeling things out before entering the workplace and kids are going to make bad decisions along the way. Knowing this, it is only reasonable that society and the law act with the forbearance that allows young people to learn from their mistakes and make a fresh start.
從生命史的觀點來看，青少年時期本是一段社會化前的摸索過程，難免失足、犯錯，因此，無論是法律或社會，都要給未成年的青少年一個自新的機會。