Finland Mulls Cutting Age Limit of Criminal Responsibility
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The Finnish Ministry of Justice is exploring the possibility of lowering the age of criminal responsibility. Sweden has already lowered criminal responsibility to 14 years of age, and Finnish Justice Minister Leena Meri says the country is following the example of its neighbors in this regard.
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The Finnish Ministry of Justice is investigating a lowering of the age of criminal responsibility. The issue has been raised following Sweden's high-profile parliamentary decision on juvenile delinquency. In August, the Swedish parliament voted to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14 for particularly serious crimes. This means that children who have reached the age of 14 can be sentenced to prison for, among other things, murder, aggra…
Finland mulls cutting age limit of criminal responsibility
The government has taken an initiative to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 years to 14 years with the view to curb youth crimes in the country. The Ministry of Justice has launched a study to review various aspects of youth crimes and bringing necessary changes to the law in this regard, said the ministry in a press release on Monday. The ministry is expected to complete the study by this year. Currently, children under the age o…
In Finland, the Ministry of Justice has begun to explore the possibility of reducing the age of criminal responsibility against the backdrop of an increase in the number of crimes committed by adolescent children.
The Ministry of Justice of Finland is studying the issue of lowering the age of criminal responsibility.
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