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State Rights Watchdog to Oppose Proposal of Lowering Age of Criminal Responsibility

SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The state human rights watchdog is expected to announce its opposition next month to the government’s proposal to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility below 14, officials said Sunday. Currently, children aged between 10 and 14 cannot be held criminally responsible for their actions and are instead sent [...]

Special Healing Program to Reduce Repeated Crimes of Young Offenders

SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Family court judges and youth experts have prepared a special healing program comprised of walking and counselling to help reduce repeated offenses for troubled youth. The Daejeon Family Court announced that it would begin the 12-day walking tour to Mount Jiri together with the juvenile criminals. The 10 youth offenders [...]