Question: Group Assessment:Should parent’s be held responsible for the criminal acts of their children to a greater or lesser extent than the law at present commands?
Answer: We can’t cope with the effects of youth crime - 1997 Audit showed that youth crime amounts to 7 million recorded offences per year, costing over £4 billion, and only a quarter being solved by police. The courts deal with only 3% of these offences - i.e. a caution is the most typical form of sanction, as children under 15 cannot be ordered to a Young Offender’s Institution. Only 1 in 18 receives a custodial sentence, and many receive caution after caution with impunity. The average age for a young offender is 15. A quarter of all known offenders in Britain are under 18. In ten years there will be an estimated 10,000 more criminal teenagers if the trends continue......(short extract)
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- Subject: Law
- Course: Jurisprudence
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: 67%
- Words: 17232
- Date submitted: January 28, 2009
- Date written: July, 1998
- References: Yes
- Document type: Project
- Essay ID: 405
