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In recent years, there has been a growing debate in Australia about whether the legal accountability age should be raised from 13 to 14. Currently, children as young as 10 can be charged with a crime in Australia, and many argue that this is too young. In this article, we will examine the arguments for and against raising the legal accountability age to 14, and consider what the research tells us about the potential impact of such a change. Arguments for raising the legal accountability age One of the primary arguments in favor of raising the legal accountability age is that it recognizes the fact that children under the age of 14 are not fully developed mentally or emotionally, and may not fully understand the consequences of their actions. Research has shown that the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for decision-making and impulse control, continues to develop throughout adolescence, and is not fully mature until the mid-20s (Casey et al., 2010). This means that ch...