Twenty years ago, two of 10 years, were charged with the murder of a child in Merseyside. Despite pressure from child protection advocates, the minimum age of criminal responsibility in the UK is still one of the lowest in the world
with the 20th anniversary next week of the abduction and murder of James Bulger in the hands of two 10-year-old Thompson, Jon Venables and Robert, age at which children should face prosecution criminal in the climax again.
The coalition has ruled out any change in the status quo. But at 10, the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) in England and Wales is still remarkably low by international standards, and increasing pressure has been steadily growing.
In December, the National Association for Youth Justice (NAYJ), which defends the rights of children in conflict with the law, has launched a campaign to raise MACR to 16, with an emphasis based on the well-being of the youngest there. An open letter to The Guardian, signed by more than 50 individuals and organizations with experience in juvenile justice, said that 2,000 students were arrested in 2011, but you must be 13 years to get a round of paper, 16 and 17 to consent to sex drive.
In room No. 10 in juvenile court in Stratford, east London, Becky, 16, tapped his right foot on the ground and listen. She came to court with a support worker for children at home, where she lives to hear his sentence for theft. But the case can not continue because the presentence report is not - Consequently, the court heard, Becky does not go up two appointments with the team of Juvenile Delinquency (YOT) responsible for preparation
The bank president is not impressed, and the late arrival of Becky this morning, after sleeping, did not help. Prison sentence for robbery and was rejected, but the president said he planned to "hold" until the report is completed.
Aa requests Becky lawyer it another chance. Advice received anger management has temporarily ceased, and currently has no carer affected. The guard will not help, he suggests. Becky has been supported since 2003 and has been in trouble before, the court heard. She retired from her parents for negligence.
Wherever MACR is set, the authorities tend to use their discretion to young people from age limits, says Tim Bateman, assistant professor of juvenile justice at the University of Bedfordshire , which is involved NAYJ campaign. Therefore, the limit to 16 years, someone like Becky could avoid court.
childcriminalization against-productive, say militants. Does little to prevent recurrence, it is more difficult for them to find a job in the future and exposes them to more serious offenders increases the risk of recurrence
"We give our children the most vulnerable and disadvantaged and spend huge sums of money grows through the judicial system, and leave at the end of the worst when they started "said Arthur Ray, a reader in law at the University of Teesside.
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has warned since 1995, the threshold of 10 in the UK - all in 1963 -. Inconsistently with its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
irresponsibility hasprosecutors had to prove that for less than 14 years knew that their behavior was very bad, not just bad. The Labour government has stated that the principle of "cons-intuitive" and abolished.
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