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#593 Should Youth Crime be erased at 18?
In this episode, host Niall is joined by Laoise Da Brun, Barrister-at-Law, and Karl Deeter, political commentator, to tackle a contentious legal and moral question: Should criminal convictions committed as a minor be wiped clean once a person reaches adulthood?
The UK is now considering following Ireland’s approach, where most criminal offences committed under the age of 18 become spent after three years — provided there are no further convictions. In practical terms, this means those offences no longer appear on a person’s criminal record once they reach adulthood, allowing them to move on…
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