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Showing posts with label Young offenders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Young offenders. Show all posts

Thursday, September 12, 2024

John MacDonald: Should we keep treating 10-year-olds as criminals?


If someone is 10 years old, they aren't legally allowed to smoke. They aren’t legally allowed to drink alcohol, and they’re not really allowed to have their own Facebook page, but they can be held criminally responsible for violent crimes such as murder or manslaughter.

And the new Chief Children’s Commissioner, Dr Claire Achmad, says that’s crazy and wants the minimum age of criminal responsibility to be raised from 10 to 14.