Investigating the Criminal Age of Children and Adolescents in the Iranian and British Legal System

Criminal responsibility means the ability to attribute crime to persons and the possibility of imposing penalties on them. Intellectual maturity is a measure of intellectual growth, focusing on understanding the traditions of religion for children and adolescents under the age of 18.The age of puberty, which is considered to be a phase of sexual development in religious jurisprudence, is considered the basis of any responsibility. Criminal responsibility is a trait that always accompanies a person and has nothing to do with the crime. These consequences can only be imposed on anyone who has the power to impose them. Since the level of responsibility and punishment of the offender should be commensurate with his or her level of understanding and intelligence, there has been less punishment in the history of children according to their perception. Full criminal responsibility requires complete understanding. Therefore, a person who has a defective understanding must lack full criminal responsibility.