Deep Dilemma Under Focus

Show

Morning Magazine,

Presenter

Meri Fatin

Published

Thursday 4th March

If a child commits a serious crime as a child, can anything be done to stop them re-offending later in life?

In Britain in 1993, two children were convicted of the murder of toddler James Bulger.

Jon Venables was one of them, and he’s back in the news after being taken into custody following a breach of the conditions of his release from prison in 2001.

So, is the justice system able to rehabilitate offenders who commit crimes as children?

And why do these crimes happen in the first place?

Meri Fatin spoke to Clinical and Forensic Psychologist Dr Phil Watts on Morning Magazine.