Will Korea lower juvenile offender age for the first time in 70 years?

The government has begun a formal public deliberation process on whether to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility for “juvenile offenders,” after President Lee Jae Myung signaled support for reducing the current threshold from 14 to 13. The move reopens a decadeslong debate over how Korea should respond to rising public concern about youth crime, even as ministries and experts remain sharply divided. According to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on Wednesday, preparations ar

By The Korea Herald