Definition of mutism. : the condition of being unable to speak whether from physical, functional, or psychological cause.
Adolescents rushing to become adult have pushed the government reconsider the age of responsibility. Therefore, 21 is the age of responsibility taking account: decision making, impulse control and maturity. To begin with, the age of responsibility is defined by a persons decision making. Poor decisions at times lead teenagers to more dangerous/complicated situations.
Because the former head of the Youth Justice Board, Professor Rod Morgan, has called for the age at which children can be locked up âthe so-called age of criminal responsibility â to be raised. The minimum age is currently 10 years in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and eight in Scotland.