Youth has been treated as a defense to criminal liability on the ground that persons below a certain age lack the requisite mental capability to form actus rea.

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Youth is considered a defense to criminal liability because individuals below a certain age may lack the mental capability to form mens rea, not actus reus. Actus reus refers to the physical act of the crime, while mens rea refers to the mental intent.

Youth Has Been Treated as a Defense to Criminal Liability