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Sweden proposes lowering criminal age to 13 amid gang violence surge

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Sweden is proposing to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13, allowing children as young as 13 to be imprisoned for serious crimes. This move is part of a broader government strategy to combat a surge in gang violence, which has seen teenagers and even younger children recruited for violent offenses. The proposal aims to shift from social care to incarceration for minors involved in severe criminal activities, though some experts express concern about this approach. AI

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Sweden proposes lowering criminal age to 13 amid gang violence surge

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers

    A surge in gang-related shootings and bombings over the last decade, dozens of which were carried out by minors, has set Sweden apart from its European peers and left authorities an urgent problem: what to do with children who kill. The government, in power since 2022 and heading…

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