You can marry, vote and have sex at 16. So why do minors have reduced criminal punishment?

A magistrate expressed her personal opinion on how the law entitles youngsters between 16 and 18 to less onerous punishment for criminal acts. Matthew Agius asks whether the age of criminal responsibility should be lowered

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