A new report from the House of Commons Justice Committee has said that adults up to the age of 25 who commit crimes should be treated as young offenders, as their brains are still maturing up until this age. They hope that doing so would help reduce reoffending as young people “grow out of crime”. Would you support treating adults up to the age of 25 who have committed a crime as young offenders? | Daily Question

A new report from the House of Commons Justice Committee has said that adults up to the age of 25 who commit crimes should be treated as young offenders, as their brains are still maturing up until this age. They hope that doing so would help reduce reoffending as young people “grow out of crime”. Would you support treating adults up to the age of 25 who have committed a crime as young offenders? Published on 26 October 2016 → Survey conducted on 26 October 2016 on 3710 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Strongly support

4%

Somewhat support

17%

Somewhat oppose

23%

Strongly oppose

43%

Don't know

13%

Strongly support

4%

Somewhat support

17%

Somewhat oppose

23%

Strongly oppose

43%

Don't know

13%