Definition of mutism. : the condition of being unable to speak whether from physical, functional, or psychological cause.
Adolescents rushing to become adult have pushed the government reconsider the age of responsibility. Therefore, 21 is the age of responsibility taking account: decision making, impulse control and maturity. To begin with, the age of responsibility is defined by a persons decision making. Poor decisions at times lead teenagers to more dangerous/complicated situations.
At age 7, India has one of the youngest ages of criminal responsibility, whereas Colombia, at age. 18, has one of the oldest. In about 30 countries children as young as. 7 be taken to court as criminally responsible and risk imprisonment for criminal acts. In the welfare juvenile justice model, the protection and well-being of the juvenile is.