age of criminal responsibility

Australia: Children as Young as 10 Face Incarceration Again in Northern Territory

Sydney, Australia: Children as young as 10 could soon face incarceration in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) following the government’s decision to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 12 back to 10. The new Country Liberal Party (CLP) government argues this change is necessary to combat rising youth crime, despite opposition from medical professionals, human rights groups, and Indigenous advocates…