How is the criminal justice system applied to young people?

Citizenship

The police keep all your data if you are found not guilty.

Arrest a suspect, collect their DNA, detain them in a cell.

Counsel a young person to help them with their problems.

Give legal advice to a person at the police station.

Listen to the case, ensure a trial is fair, decide on a punishment.

What is a person entitled to if they get arrested?

The CPS have a two-part test to check if someone should be prosecuted (go to court)

What sort of animal did we watch living in their cooperative community?

What type of behaviour is most beneficial to a community?

When it has the backing of the Government who pass it through the Houses of Parliament.

What is the age of criminal responsibility in England?

To make sure our human rights are protected.

Which year did they take away the protection of 10-14 year olds and set 10 years old as the age of criminal responsibility?

A child doesn't understand the court processes, so cannot have a fair trial.

Children under 10 are too young to know what they are doing.

Children under 10 do know right from wrong - they know what they are doing and should be punished if they commit a crime.

Treating a child who does bad things with nurture and care is better than making them a criminal at age 10.

Which of these IS an argument to keep the age of criminal responsibility at 10?