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Being an island we often try to reinvent the wheel in Australia instead of looking to what has worked effectively elsewhere. So what is happening globally in regards to criminal responsibility?
#RaiseTheAge
#RaiseTheAge
The Beijing Rules clearly explain that any minimum age of criminal responsibility “shall not be fixed at too low an age level, bearing in mind the facts of emotional, mental and intellectual maturity”.
The UN is often misrepresented in their advocacy for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised to 12, when they also strongly recommend the most suitable age is 14-16, which is consistent the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
#HumanRightsForAll
#HumanRightsForAll
What do the medical experts say? Medical evidence shows that the brain continues to develop into our early 20s limiting young people’s ability to fully grasp concepts of rules and law. Disadvantaging them further in our justice system.
#RaiseTheAge
#RaiseTheAge
Steinberg argues that neurobilogical maturity occurs between 15 to 22 years of age. How then can we expect younger children to navigate an adult system that is incredibly stressful and frightening?
Research has found that the prefrontal cortex is responsible for impulse control, planning and decision-making and undergoes substantial development during adolescence. This is critical to understand in deciding the age of criminal responsibility.
