Can We Be Be Real? This is the other podcast I host and we are about to hit 1 million downloads.

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This is a true crime podcast as the title suggests.

So please consider this your warning that it's not suitable for children and it probably

will contain content that may be triggering to some people. Also it's an Australian

true crime podcast so Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

listeners should be aware it may contain the voices of deceased people.

The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded.

They pay respect to the Aboriginal elders past, present and those emerging.

I really think that we as an Australian community need to claim the moral high ground here and not allow

politicians to get away from anything that is really recognizing the

importance of really addressing addressing human rights that children have, not just of older adults.

We've spoken to a number of people over the years who've been victimized by youth offenders, by children.

Some of our guests have lost loved ones to violence perpetrated by them.

Some of our other guests were youth offenders,

and your feedback tells us you've been interested in their stories

and compassionate about the circumstances that led to

their offending. There are two very distinct schools of thought when it comes to how to deal

with children who commit adult crimes and in this episode of Australian true crime, our guest host

Criminologist Zanthi Mallet talks about the age of criminal responsibility in

Australia. Zanthi will also answer some of your questions and don't forget if you have a question or a comment about today's episode

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