Crime reform

16th June 2000, 1:00am

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Crime reform

https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/crime-reform
SCOTLAND plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility from eight, the lowest in Europe, to 12.

Sam Galbraith, minister for children, also announced plans to pilt a project to take 16 and 17-year-olds out of the adult court system.

Reports compiled by Diane Spencer, with the help of the National Children’s Bureau


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