Beyond raising the age of criminal responsibility, African youth need more culturally aware support
After introducing a 1,000-page Youth Justice Bill into parliament in June, Victoria was set to become the first state in ...
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"Victorian Government's backflip on age of criminal responsibility: a betrayal of First Nations communities - Kasey Teerman"
The Victorian government has recently reversed its promise to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14, citing a series of high-profile incidents involving alleged youth offenders as ...
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Call for German age of criminal responsibility to be lowered to 12
The General Secretary of Germany's conservative CDU party has called for the country's age of criminal responsibility to be lowered from 14 to 12. Carsten Linnemann told the Welt TV channel that ...
Is South Australia facing a 'youth crime crisis', and how should it manage young offenders?
The SA opposition says the state is in the grip of a "youth crime crisis", and while the state's police chief has denied the ...
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Age of Criminal Responsibility (ACRA)
The above guidance contains information to support Police Scotland and Local Authorities in the application of their operational duties, under the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 ...
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South Australian government refuses to change age of criminal responsibility
The state government has ruled out changing the age of criminal responsibility meaning children as young as ten will still be able to be charged with a criminal offence. The opposition has pushed ...
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UN Rights of the Child committee chair says NT government's lowering of criminal age 'contravened' global treaty obligations
The NT government has become the first in the country to lower its age of criminal responsibility to begin jailing children as young as 10, two years after the territory became the first ...