Can a 10-year-old be held responsible for a crime?
Publisher |
ABC Podcasts
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
Publication Date |
Sep 01, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:07:04

The newly elected Northern Territory Country Liberal Party Government has pledged to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 10.

It's part of a push by to curb youth crime, but many experts are warning we need to look at the cognitive abilities of children before we make such law changes

  • Guest: Susan Sawyer, Professor of adolescent health at the University of Melbourne
  • Producer: Anne Barker

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