A review of arguments for raising the age of criminal responsibility

Figures & data

Table 1. Sources of submissions and the numbers of submissions emanating from each.

Categories of sources	Number of submissions^a
Community groups	36
Individuals	18^b
Legal organisations	10
First Nations organisations	6
Academics / researchers /universities	5
Government agencies	4
Health organisations	3
Professional body	2
Peak body	2

^a Total number exceeds 74 because submissions can be coded as originating from more than one source type.

^b These 18 submissions represent nearly 250 individuals.

Table 2. Rationales identified in the 74 unique public submissions*.

Note: Most submissions mentioned multiple rationales for raising the MACR hence percentages total more than 100%. Percentages are calculated as a fraction of the 74 unique submissions.

* Shading indicates new themes emerging from thematic analysis of the submissions.

Table 3. Submissions by category of source and themes raised.

Data availability statement

The coding tables reported in this manuscript are available from the corresponding author by request.