In attempts to curb youth crime, the NT government wants to lower the age of criminal responsibility, while the Coalition in Queensland wants to try children as adults for some crimes.
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The evidence shows most children who exhibit criminal behaviour will grow out of it by adulthood. But only if given the chance.
Raising the age is a response that removes responsibility for poor behaviour, but doesn’t necessarily address the causes underlying youth crimes.
Australian governments play down the difference between child and adult offenders, and the costs are high
Hundreds of Australian children aged ten to 13 are in juvenile detention. Legal and medical experts say we must raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14.
How do jurors use different kinds of information about mental illness when making sentencing decisions? An experiment finds that neurobiological evidence could harm or help defendants.
Where does responsibility lie if a person acts under the influence of their brain implant? As neurotechnologies advance, a neuroethicist and a legal expert write that now’s the time to hash it out.
At age ten, children in England, Northern Ireland and Wales can be found guilty of a criminal offence. They can face trial and be placed in detention. We don’t allow children of ten to hold a driver’s…
Imagine that Brian promises to drive you to the airport but never shows up, and you miss your flight. When you confront Brian, he tells you that he remembered his promise but decided to watch a movie instead…
In today’s article in our series Biology and Blame, Jeanette Kennett considers an inconsistency in the law’s approach to compulsion – addicts are responsible but others compelled to harmful behaviours…
Are people with “diseases of the mind” responsible for their criminal acts? In the latest article in our series Biology and Blame, Ivan Crozier looks back at how psychiatrists tried to carve out a role…
Welcome to Biology and Blame, a series of articles examining historical and current influences on the notion of criminal responsibility. Today, Arlie Loughnan considers the challenge to the legal system…
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Professor of Criminology, University of Technology Sydney
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ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Criminal Law, University of Sydney
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Professor of Philosophy, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor of Law, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor in Law, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neuroscience, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Lecturer in Criminology, Edith Cowan University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Neuroscience, Georgia State University
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Professor of Practical Ethics, Duke University
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Associate Professor, Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Neuroethics, Penn State
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
