Every county has a different ideology on what is a suitable age of criminal responsibility. As stated in the (Hodgson, 2000) that article 40 of the convention on the rights of the child (CROC), states that countries should establish a minimum age level. Children have been presumed lack the mental capacity to infringe the criminal law. This essay will argue that Australia needs to increase the age of criminal responsibility to 12. Reasons include the cognitive development and lack of creating men rea and the impact it has on their future. Each county has their own reasons and ideas of when a child should be criminally charged, and the appropriateness of the age.
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Although as stated in centre of social justice children do understand right from wrong, however in saying that they do not understand their actions being criminal. Children at the age of 10 are immature and tend to make mistakes and this effect their whole life. These children do not get the quality education that children would receive during schooling.(Goldson 2013). It decreases their chance of job or course ‘to obtain a recognisable qualification and undermines their job prospects. There is an increased chance of recidivism and ‘contamination’. As a child is in a centre (jail) they tend to make new friends and they are only surrounded by more harden criminals therefore have connections after completing the sentencing. (Glover & Hibbert 2009). Also knowledge and skill that are needed can be lost for example how to write a resume and communication skills with peers as they are prominent to become contaminated with criminal associates. The future of the child becomes nothing as the stigma that follows, no one wanting to give them a chance. What future they could have had will be lost a case from England which was discussed earlier James Bulger those children were prosecuted and held in homes while they did receive some sort of education, however it was not as deep as what school would have been surrounded by people their own age and adults that can demonstrate the …show more content…
There were many reasons for this which has been discussed, the fact the Australia does not comply with the international standards along with most European countries. The age of criminal reasonability on a global scale was explored and was discovered that Australia is also under the average age of criminal responsibility which is set as 12. It also discussed that children at the age of 10 realises the difference from right and wrong, however, in saying that’s it also states that children cannot determine what is criminal behaviour and what is just naughty behaviour therefore we should not be prosecting any child under the age of 10. This essay also examined the impact sentencing a child at such a young age can several impact the young offender for the rest of their lives, due to stigma and contamination being around other criminals and making connection. The juvenile justice system for young offender is like a revolving door once the young offender is in they tend to stay
Body 1 comparing countries
The age of criminal responsibility ranges from the …show more content…
Although as stated in centre of social justice children do understand right from wrong, however in saying that they do not understand their actions being criminal. Children at the age of 10 are immature and tend to make mistakes and this effect their whole life. These children do not get the quality education that children would receive during schooling.(Goldson 2013). It decreases their chance of job or course ‘to obtain a recognisable qualification and undermines their job prospects. There is an increased chance of recidivism and ‘contamination’. As a child is in a centre (jail) they tend to make new friends and they are only surrounded by more harden criminals therefore have connections after completing the sentencing. (Glover & Hibbert 2009). Also knowledge and skill that are needed can be lost for example how to write a resume and communication skills with peers as they are prominent to become contaminated with criminal associates. The future of the child becomes nothing as the stigma that follows, no one wanting to give them a chance. What future they could have had will be lost a case from England which was discussed earlier James Bulger those children were prosecuted and held in homes while they did receive some sort of education, however it was not as deep as what school would have been surrounded by people their own age and adults that can demonstrate the …show more content…
There were many reasons for this which has been discussed, the fact the Australia does not comply with the international standards along with most European countries. The age of criminal reasonability on a global scale was explored and was discovered that Australia is also under the average age of criminal responsibility which is set as 12. It also discussed that children at the age of 10 realises the difference from right and wrong, however, in saying that’s it also states that children cannot determine what is criminal behaviour and what is just naughty behaviour therefore we should not be prosecting any child under the age of 10. This essay also examined the impact sentencing a child at such a young age can several impact the young offender for the rest of their lives, due to stigma and contamination being around other criminals and making connection. The juvenile justice system for young offender is like a revolving door once the young offender is in they tend to stay