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There is no minimal age for someone who commits a criminal act. The term common law is a generaly description of what laws are based upon in man US states as well as the US Constitution. The age of a perpetrator does not determine the criminality of the action, the action, the results of it, whether or not the minor knew that he or she were breaking the law, and so forth are the determining factors.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 6y agoBy the 14th century common law had determined that children under the age of 7 did not have the capacity to commit a crime. Age of 7 was established as the "age of reason" under ecclesiastical law and also the age of responsibility under Roman civil law.
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∙ 15y agoQuestion is a bit unclear - I do not know what the questioner means by the "age of criminal responsibility." BUT - many (most?) states consider the age of 7 years to be the "age of reason." Children under that age are not considered to be sophisticated enough to understand the consequences of their actions and may be found not legally responsible for acts that they may commit.
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∙ 12y agoAnyone can commit a criminal act at any age. HOWEVER - all states recognize an age at which the juvenile is probably not aware of the nature o their criminal act, and all states vary with this interpretation. In some states this can be as young as 7 years of age.
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∙ 13y agoAs of December 2009, the age of criminal responsibility in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is ten.A,B In Scotland it is eight.B These are amongst the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in Europe.B
Further information is given in a UK Parliamentary Briefing Note - The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales.B The following details are also provided:
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the age of criminal responsibility was raised from eight to ten in 1963. However children up to the age of fourteen were presumed not to know the difference between right and wrong ("doli incapax") and so couldn't be convicted in court unless the prosecution could prove that the child understood that what they were doing was seriously wrong as opposed to "naughty" or "mischievous".
This presumption however was abolished by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in which the Government emphasised that it "considered the notion of doli incapax to be contrary to common sense".
This has been widely criticised both in the UK press and by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which has recommended that the UK should "raise its age of criminal responsibility considerably".B
Sources:
A Criminal age 'should be raised' BBC News Website.
B Broadbridge, S. (2009). The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales. UK Parliamentary Briefing Note - SN/HA/3001
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∙ 13y agoyou have to be over18 to be criminally responible
EDIT by Ononion666
No, you can be held criminally responsible at the age of ten.
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What is the age of responsibility?
In the UK, the age of criminal responsibility is ten and the age of legal responsibility is eighteen.
At what age do you get a criminal record in UK?
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the age of criminal responsibility (and therefore the age at which you can get a criminal record) is 10. In Scotland, the age of criminal responsibility is 8.
What is the criminal age limit in the UK?
The age of criminal responsibility is 8 in Scotland and 10 in the rest of the UK. This is the age at which children may be held responsible for their actions and charged with criminal offences.
What age can you be charged in the UK?
Since the end of 2009, the age of criminal responsibility in the UK is 10-years-old, except for Scotland - where the age is eight.
What age does the UK law deem as the age of legal responsibility?
In Scotland, the age of criminal responsibility is 8, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is 10. This is the age at which a child may be held responsible for a criminal act, be charged with a criminal offence and gain a criminal record. Anyone under the age of 18 is considered a child.
What is the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Texas?
The minimum age of criminal responsibility is 10.
Is civil responsibility determined by age and sex?
No, only by age. Either you are classified as a minor or as an adult. Even minors have responsibilities, but are only culpable for some criminal violations.
What age are you considered a minor in Scotland?
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a minor is considered a person under the age of 18 per the Family Law Reform Act of 1969. In Scotland, a person under the age of 16 is considered a minor per the Age of legal capacity 1991.The age of criminal responsibility in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 10; in Scotland it is 12.
Will a police caution on a minor under 16 show up on a CRB check?
Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Checks were replaced by Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks in 2012. The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10, any criminal offences from that age onwards may show on a DBS check.
Will a CRB check show anything from under 16?
Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Checks were replaced by Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks in 2012. The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10, therefore anything that happened from that age will be on your criminal record and will show up on your DBS check if it is not 'protected' under current legislation.
The responsibility for system security and dissemination of criminal justice information rests with the?
Local criminal justice agency
Can you sue an 8 year old?
It depends on your country's legal system, but in most developed countries there is a minimum age of responsibility. I believe in UK it is 12.
