5 reasons to stop jailing children: AMA

Push to raise the age of criminal responsibility to help 'break cycle of disadvantage'
Juvenile detention

Jailing children as young as 10 is a “national tragedy” and should be abandoned to protect some of Australia’s most vulnerable youngsters, the AMA says.

In a push to raise the age of criminal responsibility, the AMA has released a joint statement with the Australian Law Council outlining why the law should change.