Age of criminal responsibility in Europe

The age of criminal responsibility in Europe refers to the age below which an individual is considered to be unsuitable for being held accountable for their criminal offense as part of the defense of infancy.[1] The most common age of criminal responsibility in Europe is 14.[2]

Countries

Norway

De jure

Everyone over the age of 15 can be sent to jail or prison and get equal punishment as an adult. If someone under the age of 15 is intoxicated, seen outside alone after 22:00 or trespassing, the police can detain or drive the individual home. If they choose to detain them at a police station, they can be detained for a maximum of 4 hours. If the police notices someone under the age of 15 doing criminal acts, the police can decide to have obligatory meetings with the teen/child and the parents. This can only happen if the criminal is under the age of 18. [13]

De facto

People under the age of 18 rarely gets imprisoned. There are rarely more than 10 people under the age of 18 imprisoned in Norway. That's because judges rarely finds it ethical to imprison youths, and the organization "Barneombudet" which advises heavily against imprisoning youths. First-time criminals under the age of 18 doing petty crimes usually get no punishment and get released with only a warning.[15]

Portugal

Persons under the age of 16 cannot be held criminally liable. Persons aged between 12 and 16 can be subject to penalties under the Guardianship and Education Law, which allows for the detention of children in closed educational centres. [Criminal Code, Article 19; Lei Tutelar Educativa 1999 (Guardianship and Education Law), Articles 1 and 4]

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See also
  • Drinking age

References
  1. Fortin, Jane (2009). Children's Rights and the Developing Law. p. 685.
  2. Zimring, Franklin (2015). Juvenile Justice in Global Perspective. NYU Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-4798-9044-6. Extract of page 21
  3. "Minimum Ages of Criminal Responsibility in Europe | CRIN". www.crin.org. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  4. s. 50 Children and Young Persons Act 1933, as amended by s. 16(1) Children and Young Persons Act 1969
  5. Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010
  6. http://www.youthpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/library/1999_Criminal_Code_Andorra_Cat.pdf
  7. "Justice ministry rejects UNICEF criticism of new criminal code provisions on youthful offenders". Archived from the original on 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  8. http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/children_and_young_offenders/children_and_the_criminal_justice_system_in_ireland.html
  9. "Minimum Ages of Criminal Responsibility in Europe | CRIN". www.crin.org. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  10. http://www.hidaa.gov.al/english/laws/penal%20code.pdf
  11. https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10002825
  12. http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/statutes/StGB.htm#19
  13. "Lov om straff (straffeloven) - Kapittel 3. Grunnvilkår for straffansvar - Lovdata". lovdata.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  14. "Minimum Ages of Criminal Responsibility in Europe | CRIN". www.crin.org. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  15. "Kan du komme i fengsel?". Barneombudet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2018-05-13.
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