Chairs of justice ministries oppose lowering the age of criminal responsibility.

Illegal Activities - Chairs of justice ministries oppose lowering the age of criminal responsibility.

In the view of Lower Saxony's Justice Minister Kathrin Wahlmann, kids under 14 years old shouldn't be held accountable for criminal actions. "I caution against making generalizations based on extreme cases. I don't feel like today's youth matures any faster than before," Wahlmann informed the German Press Agency in Hannover.

Justice ministers' heads and state chiefs will gather in Lower Saxony on Wednesday and Thursday.

Wahlmann emphasized, "At the moment, I don't see the need to change the current regulation." There's been a proposal from Baden-Württemberg to seek expert opinions on the notion of insight capability in children. "Right now, I don't see the necessity for that," Wahlmann stated.

Germany's law states that kids aged 14 and older must be responsible for their criminal actions. Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann previously supported re-evaluating the legal capacity for criminal responsibility. Several weeks ago, he stated the rising number of suspected juveniles as a warning sign. "We need to take this seriously," the Green politician mentioned in mid-April. "It's crucial to examine the underlying reasons."

The 14-year-old age threshold has been around since 1923, and it's time to scientifically examine if the maturation process and subsequent development of understanding and self-control have shifted in the current generation, emphasized Kretschmann.

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1. Despite Baden-Württemberg's proposal to examine the insight capability in children regarding criminal responsibility, Lower Saxony's Justice Minister Kathrin Wahlmann opposes lowering the age of criminal responsibility, particularly for kids under 14 years old.
2. The Justice ministers' heads and state chiefs will convene in Lower Saxony on Wednesday and Thursday, with Wahlmann maintaining her stance that the current regulation does not require modification.
3. In Hanover, Wahlmann highlighted her concerns about generalizing from extreme cases and suggested that today's youth matures no faster than their predecessors, criticizing the notion of lowering the criminal responsibility age.
4. Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann has previously supported re-evaluating the legal capacity for criminal responsibility, citing the increasing number of suspected juveniles as a warning sign.
5. Germany's law sets the age of criminal responsibility at 14, and Kretschmann advocates for scientific research to ascertain if the current generation's maturation process and self-control development have shifted.
6. In a statement made several weeks ago, Kretschmann, a Green politician, emphasized the necessity to investigate the underlying reasons behind the rising juvenile crime rate, urging Germany to take the situation seriously.
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