And finally, the age of accountability. Most of you know, from the time I got here, I was very focused on reducing the age of accountability. In the district we have 14, 15, 16 and 17 year olds who are not criminally liable except for very few exceptions. Every day in the office I see more and more proof of the necessity of making the young people in the District accountable and criminally liable for their criminal actions. (18:54–19:03)
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Asserts that in the district, 14 to 17-year-olds are generally not criminally liable except for few exceptions.
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