The next step in juvenile justice reform

Legislators should look at the other end of the system and raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 12.

OPINION


Despite initial apprehensions, Connecticut’s move a decade ago to raise the age of teenagers in the adult criminal system proved successful in substantial ways. Not only did the removal of 16- and 17-year-olds from the adult system actually decrease...

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