Applying the full force of the criminal law to children and youths has for some time been held to be questionable. In the United Kingdom, the period of criminal obligation is ten in England and Wales (in Scotland it is eight, inferable from a fairly diverse adolescent equity system). This is strangely low compared to where the rest of Europe are on the list where in Denmark and Scandinavia the period of criminal obligation is fifteen, while in Germany it is fourteen and France it is thirteen.
This has issued many questions over the extent to which children can be considered responsible for their conduct in criminal law – and on the off chance that they are considered to be responsible, then why should incarcerating children be the place to manage their offending?
These contentions between these two methodologies have structured much debate and while there are many questions marks …show more content…
For instance, offending, reoffending, reconviction, substance use, anti-social behaviour that supposedly come about because of presentation to risk factors. This methodology depicts youngsters as passive, vulnerable, unsafe and hazardous unless adults mediate in their lives utilising risk-focused reactions (Haines and Case 2012). PYJ is dynamic through its emphasis on advancing positive practices and results for youngsters, for example, access to their all inclusive rights, access to and engagement with supportive services, opportunities, and direction, educational achievement, employment, and training. PYJ looks to normalise offending behaviour by youths and to react through promotional, child-friendly, diversionary and inclusionary mediations (see Case and Haines