British members what does your legal system do with...?

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What does your system do with an indicted underage (minor) person where evidence shows conclusively that he has seriously injured or killed one or more persons? Is there a difference in post-conviction treatment of an individual who has moral understanding of right & wrong, versus one who is deemed unaware by reason of some sort of insanity?

Imprisonment? (and for how long?) If insane, the hospitalization? (again, for how long?)
 

JBR said:
What does your system do with an indicted underage (minor) person where evidence shows conclusively that he has seriously injured or killed one or more persons? Is there a difference in post-conviction treatment of an individual who has moral understanding of right & wrong, versus one who is deemed unaware by reason of some sort of insanity?

Imprisonment? (and for how long?) If insane, the hospitalization? (again, for how long?)
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I'm not an expert by a long way. But, the age of criminal responsibility in the UK is ten years. Meaning, you can't be charged with a crime below that. Up to the age of 17 there are protections where, often, the name and address of the person is kept secret from the public. Any case against them is less formal and held before a judge or three magistrates.

Sentences also tend be less - murder has a base of 12 years. They're held in custody, but they can't enter an actual prison until they're 18 years of age. Before that they're in "Youth Detention Accommodation".

There's a well known, and brutal, movie about such a place made in 1979 starring Ray Winstone called "Scum".
 
JBR said:
What does your system do with an indicted underage (minor) person where evidence shows conclusively that he has seriously injured or killed one or more persons? Is there a difference in post-conviction treatment of an individual who has moral understanding of right & wrong, versus one who is deemed unaware by reason of some sort of insanity?

Imprisonment? (and for how long?) If insane, the hospitalization? (again, for how long?)
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There's a Government Website that explains your query. If you look up that link, go to "Young people & the law."
 

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