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In countries around the world, a child must be above a certain age before they can be charged with a criminal offence. This 'age of criminal responsibility' varies considerably. For example, in England, children are considered responsible for all illegal acts once they reach the age of 10. In Belgium, individuals are 18 before they reach the age of criminal responsibility. In the USA, it is up to a judge to decide whether or not a child can be held responsible for a crime.
How is an 'age of criminal responsibility' decided? Well, roughly speaking, it is taken to be the age when a child knows the difference between right and wrong.
Every country agrees that children are not capable of understanding the difference between right and wrong below a certain age. But they strongly disagree on what this age is.
Pinpointing the age at which children have learnt the difference between right and wrong is difficult. For example, how old are children when they understand that something is seriously wrong as opposed to simply naughty? Moreover, how old are children when they are able to understand the consequences of their actions?
This is important because the law states that a person must understand the possible consequences of an action in order to be held responsible for it.
In countries like England where the age of criminal responsibility is low, many people argue that it should be raised. They point out that it does not mаkе sense to say that a child is mature enough to be put into an adult prison at the age of 10, but is not mature enough to drive, marry or vote for another 8 years.
By contrast, people who want the age of criminal responsibility to stay low say that raising the age would lead to higher levels of crime. They also argue that a low age of criminal responsibility makes children realise that committing a crime is a serious offence.
Historically, one of the main reasons for introducing an age of criminal responsibility was that severe penalties were handed out for even the smallest of crimes. In medieval England for instance, a person could be hanged for stealing a sheep. As children were also treated in the same harsh way as adults when they broke the law, it was thought necessary to protect them from inappropriate punishments.
Today even in countries with a low age of criminal responsibility, it is rare for a child to be tried in an adult court. What is more, a child found guilty of a crime will rarely be sent to an adult prison. Most countries have realised that if a child goes to an adult prison and mixes with adult criminals, not only will he be physically unsafe, but he will likely leave prison with an increased criminal
knowledge. And the aim of most countries is to try to turn a child away from a life
of crime.
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What do you like best about your school?
I like my school a lot. Our teachers are very good. Their lessons are usually interesting. There are large classrooms in the school where our pupils study different subjects. We have a library with many books. I like to go to the library during breaks and read books there. I also like our school gym and our PT lessons. Our PT teacher teaches us to play football, and in winter we learn to ski and skate. But the best thing about our school is that I have a lot of friends here! Most of my friends are my classmates.
Что в твоей школе нравится тебе больше всего?
Мне очень нравится моя школа. Наши учителя очень хорошие. Их уроки обычно интересны. В школе есть большие кабинеты, где ученики изучают разные предметы. У нас есть библиотека с множеством книг. Я люблю ходить в библиотеку на переменах и читать там книги. Мне также нравится наш школьный спортзал и наши уроки физкультуры. Наш учитель физкультуры учит нас играть в футбол, а зимой мы учимся кататься на лыжах и коньках. Но самое лучшее в нашей школе то, что у меня здесь много друзей! Большинство моих друзей - мои одноклассники.