Raising the Criminal Age Only Sweeps Youth Crime Under the Carpet

No longer holding young offenders accountable for their actions will not solve the growing problem of youth crime.

A police station in Melbourne, Australia. Melanie Sun/The Epoch Times

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The Victorian state government has committed to raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 years old to 12, and to 14 years old by 2027 in an effort, it says, to avoid young people entering the criminal justice system early.