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1 results foundAuthor: Howard League for Penal Reform Title: Child arrests in England and Wales 2013 - Research briefing Summary: Children can be arrested by the police from the age of 10 years, the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales. This is low in relation to other European countries that have an average age of criminal responsibility of 14 years (Cipriani, 2009; Davies et al., 2005; Howard League, 2008). Minor wrongdoing by children in England and Wales is more likely to receive a criminal justice response than a welfare one (Jacobson et al., 2010: 1). This forces a shift in responsibility, for what can amount to naughtiness, away from parents and guardians into the remit of the state. As the primary gatekeepers to the criminal justice system, the police determine who enters. Academic research has shown that the more entrenched a child becomes in the criminal justice system, the more likely it is they will reoffend (McAra and McVie, 2007). If intervention outside the parental home is required, children should be diverted away from the criminal justice system into more effective welfare support and interventions. Generally, a child within the criminal justice system is aged 10 to 17 years old inclusive. However, in the context of the police station, until April 2013, a 17-year-old was treated as an adult. This meant that they were not afforded the additional protections offered to children when they were arrested, such as having a parent or an appropriate adult present during interviews. This was changed by a landmark judgment in the High Court, where it was acknowledged that the law was out of kilter with domestic and international provisions that recognise those aged 17 and under as children. The Howard League supported this judicial review, taken by Just for Kids Law, and it represents a major milestone in the Howard League's campaign to remove a serious legal anomaly in the Codes to the Police and Crime Evidence Act (PACE) 1984. The Howard League is concerned that too many young people are brought into conflict with the criminal justice system, with negative implications for their future lives. We monitor the levels of child arrests across the country, campaign for a reduction in child arrests and are always interested to hear how different police services are making progress in this key area of practice. This briefing sets out the latest figures for child arrests in 2013. Details: London: Howard League for Penal Reform, 2014. 6p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 4, 2014 at https://d19ylpo4aovc7m.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/howard_league/user/pdf/Publications/Child_Arrests_2013__2_.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://d19ylpo4aovc7m.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/howard_league/user/pdf/Publications/Child_Arrests_2013__2_.pdf Shelf Number: 132402 Keywords: Arrest StatisticsJuvenile Offenders (U.K.) |