... responsibility, it is necessary to use the said article to explore the views each of the panel had and how they relate to the particular approaches, to reveal how each shed's light on children and criminal responsibility. Also relevant are childhood constructions they are three discourses - ways of understanding children, through interconnected ideas. These are Puritan, Tabala Rasa and Romantic. A puritan believes in harsh discipline, children should be brought up within strict boundaries because they are born evil and need to be controlled. Tabala Rasa discourse believes in encouraging freedom of play and exploration while teaching right from wrong, nurturing in a healthy environment. Children could become evil and wicked without this environment. A romantic discourse sees the child as innocence and pure, the child needs protecting from the world, or they would be led astray. The Guardian asked the question about criminal responsibility. Four particular views were printed in ...

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