Children & The Law

In today's society that is under the constant threat of anti-social behaviour many people ask the question as to a child's age in relation to being prosecuted for the crime they have committed.

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In today's society there has emerged a need for so-called curfew schemes to be put in place to reduce the risk of anti-social behaviour at the hands of children. These curfew schemes are designed to ...

Many people consider sentencing an individual after they have committed a crime to mean that they will be sent to prison in order to be punished for their crimes but this is not always the ...

In certain circumstances – especially those relating to anti-social behaviour – your local council in conjunction with the police may issue Curfew Notices. As the name might suggest a Curfew Notice ...

Statistically there are one in ten of our children who are addicted to gambling in one of its many guises. This could be as a result of playing games such as poker online or indeed using so-called ...

It is a sad fact of life that our children have at some point in time dabbled with alcohol, tobacco and perhaps even illegal drugs.

However it is easier seemingly for our children to get hold ...

As many of us are already aware it is illegal to sell so-called dangerous substances to children and to profit from such sales. Unfortunately there are still a number of shopkeepers within the ...

Under age drinking is something that has become a problem for many parents in the United Kingdom in the last decade. The problem first began to present itself fully with the introduction and sale ...

What is a Young Offender? A young offender is a male - or female - between the ages of 18 to 20 who has been placed in the care of a Young Offenders Institution (YOI) rather than be sent to an ...