
In an exclusive interview with The Times, Maggie Atkinson argues that children under the age of 12 should not be prosecuted for any crime."
Such detached-from-reality people as this lady should be removed from any position of responsibility whatsoever! Society simply cannot afford them any longer!
How can there possibly be a pretence that 10 and 11 year olds do not know right from wrong? - I have taught enough of them over years to recognise absolute piffle when I see it!
A large part of the criminalising of our nation stems from the failure to address bad behaviour at a sufficiently young age. Where morality has not been inculcated into a child, 'fear' must form a large proportion of the dealing with miscreants. Precisely where in the system can this be found?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article7060549.ece