Growing calls to raise age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14

Adam Holmes
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:34am, first published July 1 2020 - 4:30am
Ashley Youth Detention Centre is just a small part of the youth justice system in Tasmania. There are growing calls to divert more children away from punitive justice responses.
Ashley Youth Detention Centre is just a small part of the youth justice system in Tasmania. There are growing calls to divert more children away from punitive justice responses.

Tasmania's Commissioner for Children and Young People says raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 would allow for earlier therapeutic interventions to stop children from entering the criminal justice system.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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