Can children be charged with crimes?

We all know that teenagers, and even children, can commit crimes – but what happens when they do?  It’s not uncommon to hear myths or misconceptions surrounding children and crimes. From time to time we hear about children being tried as adults in the United States, stories about riots in juvenile detention centres or myths that any child who commits a crime is entitled to a warning from police or won’t have a conviction recorded.  In NSW, anyone under the age of 18 years of age is considered to be a child in the eyes of the… Read More
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