Put the elements into the gaps

• crime rate
• fair punishment
• delinquency
• distinguish
• appropriate

Recent studies of the [ ] among teenagers have shown that this age group commits such crimes as acts of vandalism, pickpocketing, shoplifting, writing graffiti on buildings or behaving badly in public.

But do teenagers know about their criminal responsibility? What age is suitable to get [ ]? And what is juvenile [ ]?

It is difficult for a child to [ ] the edge of right or wrong when he is under the age of 14. Of course, children should understand the result of their actions. If they understand it, the punishment will be [ ].

Speaking about the Russian system of punishment, a child must be at least 14 years old to be punished.