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Can a 10-year-old be held responsible for a crime?
Manage episode 437537817 series 2902253
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
267 episodes
Manage episode 437537817 series 2902253
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
267 episodes
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