Crime Courts Law

[Mower Liberation Front]

It's obscene in all honesty. The state should be sued in cases like this, except we'd be the ones paying for it.

Look how many NGOs, funded by the government, have sued the state over the past few years.

[John Kimble]

Folk may be disheartened to know that the current 'push' in relation to juvenile and younger adult offending is towards a "softer" approach. Both the Council for Civil Liberties and the Penal Reform trust are not only in favour of increasing the age of criminal responsibility but also suggest "that the sanctions, standards and principles which apply in
the youth justice system be extended to apply to young people up to the age
of 24 years to align with government policy and human rights standards".

iprt_submission_on_children_amendment_bill_2024.pdf https://share.google/j2iGbGLupFPL7iMeM


 

[Emphyrio]

It's obscene in all honesty. The state should be sued in cases like this, except we'd be the ones paying for it.

Look how many NGOs, funded by the government, have sued the state over the past few years.

True enough.

Folk may be disheartened to know that the current 'push' in relation to juvenile and younger adult offending is towards a "softer" approach. Both the Council for Civil Liberties and the Penal Reform trust are not only in favour of increasing the age of criminal responsibility but also suggest "that the sanctions, standards and principles which apply in
the youth justice system be extended to apply to young people up to the age
of 24 years to align with government policy and human rights standards".

iprt_submission_on_children_amendment_bill_2024.pdf https://share.google/j2iGbGLupFPL7iMeM

I don't think that craic will gain much traction in this environment. I'm no fan of Jim O'Callaghan but he seems to be tougher on crime. A low bar, admittedly, but I think people are fed up with the softly-softly approach.

[Carnage]

Swedem have the right idea in lowering the age at which 'youths' can be prosecuted as adults to 14.