Child also do crime

Crime rate is increasing day by day in most countries, especially in developing countries, where overpopulation is an issue. It is quite expected to see high crime rates in overpopulated countries because the country cannot support everyone, and naturally, people face financial issues. For survival, they may resort to extreme measures, and the easiest way is to do something illegal to make money. Some people commit crimes intentionally, and some commit them unintentionally. In the case of children, we consider them as committing crimes intentionally or unintentionally, or they may do it due to a lack of proper guidance, because the law doesn't allow punishment for people below a certain age, as they are considered kids.

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Do you think it's a good idea not to punish them, and from the time they are considered mature, they can live a life without any criminal record as a normal person? The argument is that they don't need to go through any traumatic experience because of a crime record from their premature stage. Unfortunately, that does not happen because society never forgets such incidents, and everyone has the right to stay cautious and protect themselves from any possible danger. I will try to keep my distance from such people because I don't trust anybody easily, and in the case of trusting a person with a criminal record, there is no chance. So I think the idea behind giving them a clean record doesn't work well.

In my country, before the age of 18, everyone is considered premature and a kid. There is no actual punishment for them, considering they committed crimes due to a lack of proper knowledge. I have seen many times that before the age of 18, many people commit crimes intentionally. In fact, sometimes criminals use kids to commit crimes because they know there is no actual punishment for kids. Is there something wrong with the law? I don't think so, but I think it needs some moderation. I think the age at which someone should be considered a kid should be reduced. At maximum, I think it should be 14 years because after that, one can actually understand many things. At least they should know right from wrong at that age. So there is no way to consider a person a kid after turning 14 years old.

But I also agree that some kids commit crimes accidentally and don't understand the situation. Depending on the situation, it can be assessed from various aspects. I think when a crime occurs because of an accident or sudden impulsiveness by a kid, it should be judged from a psychological perspective. If such a thing happens because of mental issues, they should receive proper treatment and be allowed to reintegrate. What is bad, according to the statistics of my country, is that most crimes committed by kids were done by those whose age is above 15 and under 18 years, and I believe those criminals should be punished like adults.