People who have reached the age of 14 but under the age of 16 can only be convicted and sentenced if they commit the eight crimes of intentional homicide, intentional injury causing serious injury or death, rape, robbery, drug trafficking, arson, explosion and poisoning. If a person who has reached the age of 14 and is under the age of 18 commits a crime, he shall be given a lighter or mitigated punishment according to the sentencing standard of the corresponding crime. Those who are not given criminal punishment because they have not reached the corresponding age of criminal responsibility shall be ordered to be disciplined by their parents or guardians; When necessary, it can also be taken in for reeducation by the government.
Juvenile delinquency refers to the criminal acts committed by people of a certain age when children transition to adults. This division of specific age stages is based on physiological and psychological characteristics. The term juvenile delinquency is a commonly used concept, but the division standard and meaning are not clear. All countries have formulated their own standards and age limits, but there are great differences and there is no unified connotation and extension.
Juvenile delinquency is mainly classified according to people's physiological age. In the relevant legal documents of our country, the concept of "teenagers" is not clearly defined. As far as its meaning is concerned, "juvenile" refers to both youth and juveniles. "Youth" refers to the age group from 15 to 30 years old, and "juvenile" refers to the age group from 10 to 15 years old. Theoretical circles have narrow and broad definitions of juvenile delinquency.
Legal basis:
Paragraph 2 of Article 14 of the Criminal Law
A person who has reached the age of 14 and is under the age of 16 commits murder, serious injury, robbery, arson, habitual theft or other crimes that seriously disturb social order, and shall bear criminal responsibility. The specific determination of the criminal responsibility of the defendant who is over 14 and under 16 should be carefully considered according to the circumstances of the case.
(1) A person who has reached the age of 65,438+04 but is under the age of 65,438+06 is coerced or tricked into committing a crime, instigated to commit a crime, or participated in the preparation, suspension or attempted crime. If the circumstances are general, it may be exempted from punishment or not recognized as a crime.
(2) The following circumstances shall not be regarded as crimes:
People above 1, 14 but below 16 bully the small with the big, bully the weak with the strong, use language threats or use slight violence to forcibly demand other minors' living, school supplies or money;
2. A person who has reached the age of 14 and under the age of 16 steals property, and the amount has just reached or skipped the standard of "huge amount", and other circumstances are minor, belonging to the first offense or occasional offense; Stealing the property of a close relative, and the close relative does not demand that the defendant be convicted and punished;
3./kloc-people over 0/4 years old/kloc-people under 0/6 years old occasionally have sexual relations with young girls, and the circumstances are minor and have not caused serious consequences.
(3) If a minor commits a criminal act as stipulated in the second paragraph of Article 14 of the Criminal Law before the age of 14 and between the age of 14 and the age of 16, he shall be investigated for criminal responsibility for the act committed during the age of 14, but under the age of 16.
Minors who commit other criminal acts before and after reaching the age of 16 shall be investigated for criminal responsibility for their acts after reaching the age of 16, and should not be investigated for acts committed before reaching the age of 16 as crimes.