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Criminologist Darius Figuera has said the suggestion by Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander to try minors as adults in the court of law will leave them scarred for life.

Alexander’s comment was made on October 5 after a 13-year-old was arrested along with a 26-year-old for attempting to smuggle contraband via drones into the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca on October 3.

Alexander told the Guardian that it is a practice worldwide and could result in positive behaviour change among youths.