It depends on the series but generally takes over people wills.
The Anti-Life Equation was a transcendental mathematical formula originally said to allow those who knew it to dominate the will of any sentient race; this is the ultimate goal of Darkseid.
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Anti-Life_Equation
Do they?
Surely if the person is 16 at the time of the offence and the offence is bad enough they will try them as an adult not wait until they are an adult.