Gov`t to lower age of criminal-responsibility to 13 from 14
(WorldNews South Korea)

By Bahk Eun-ji The government will lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 from the current 14 in a bid to prevent rising juvenile crime, the Ministry of Education said Thursday. Those aged 14 and younger cannot be held criminally responsible under current laws. The Ministry of Education announced a set of measures to prevent juvenile violence, including the revised bill of...