spen666
Senior Member
Whilst we have always had children or young people ( referred to herein after as "young people" in this post) committing shocking crimes ( Mary Bell anyone?), there seems to be an increase in such allegations and or convictions.
This week alone, we have had 3 people arrested and charged in connection with a murder on the Isle of Sheppey
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c23p1mzyp7lo
AND a 16 year old male arrested for rape and murder in Huddersfield of a 13 year old girl.
https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/investigation-death-13-year-old-girl-huddersfield
Last week a 15 year old was convicted of murdering a fellow pupil at a Sheffield School
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5e4yw9pr2o
It doesn't take much searching online to find a string of such cases.
I have deliberately excluded anyone arrested or convicted of terrorism or ideological related crimes as there are likely to be other additional factors at play in their behaviour.
The people accused of the offences I quote above seem to be persons born and or raised in the UK - ie not immigrants, so we can probably rule out the knee jerk claims of some that it is a racial issue.
The cases I have quoted above also do not appear on information available in public at present to have a "county lines" drug gang background
So, given the above, why do we appear to be seeing an increase in non drugs related serious criminal allegations against young people
This week alone, we have had 3 people arrested and charged in connection with a murder on the Isle of Sheppey
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c23p1mzyp7lo
AND a 16 year old male arrested for rape and murder in Huddersfield of a 13 year old girl.
https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/investigation-death-13-year-old-girl-huddersfield
Last week a 15 year old was convicted of murdering a fellow pupil at a Sheffield School
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5e4yw9pr2o
It doesn't take much searching online to find a string of such cases.
I have deliberately excluded anyone arrested or convicted of terrorism or ideological related crimes as there are likely to be other additional factors at play in their behaviour.
The people accused of the offences I quote above seem to be persons born and or raised in the UK - ie not immigrants, so we can probably rule out the knee jerk claims of some that it is a racial issue.
The cases I have quoted above also do not appear on information available in public at present to have a "county lines" drug gang background
So, given the above, why do we appear to be seeing an increase in non drugs related serious criminal allegations against young people