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Against Lowering Criminal Age in Philippines by Angel Cascayan Delos Santos is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility in the Philippines from 15 to 12 years old. It provides four arguments against this proposal: 1) Lowering the age does not actually lower crime rates, as children commit a small percentage of crimes. 2) The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, which focuses on rehabilitation over incarceration, needs to be fully implemented instead. 3) Lowering the age violates children
- Author
- Angel Cascayan Delos Santos
- Language
- EN