Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?
Under-14s should not be held responsible for their actions and should never be locked up in children’s homes or young offender institutions, according to The Prison Reform Trust. Their report calls for the criminal responsibility age to be raised from 10 to 14, claiming incarceration doesn't deter under-14s, since 75% of them reoffend within a year of release. Do you agree?
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bob from st.helens says:Jul 11, 19:29
chop the heads off
Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?No -
Ron from Leeds says:Jul 11, 18:44
No , it should be lowered . The parents , teachers , police and others
are continually undermined by the do gooding PCers who seem to lack
any real experience or commonsense and are unaware of the damage they are creating .Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?No -
Melvyn from Birmingham says:Jul 11, 18:13
I am an ignorant twit
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Melvyn Gale from Birminham says:Jul 11, 16:18
Try telling Jamie Bulgers parents that!!!!!!
Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?No -
me from planet earth says:Jul 11, 16:11
send them to zimbabwe they like violence over there
Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?No
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Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?
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