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Matter how serious the charges, neuroscience, brain development, all of it points to the fact that young children shouldn't be held culpable. i'm not saying there shouldn't be accountability, but they need services, not sanctions. so, david, to you, you know, what do you say to that? >> well, uh-uh think there's a distinction between -- i think there's a distinction between the intentional crimes and negligent crimes and reckless crimes. you know, in illinois a 6-year-old could be charged. so anyone between the ages of 6-18 could be charged as a juvenile. but when we're talking about an intent...

These changes in the united kingdom. >> changes really came about through problems. >> like a national scandal after a series of high profile false confessions, including an arson murder case eerily similar to robert davis'. >> so the government of the day instigated a whole review of the way that prisoners were dealt with in custody. >> the result? a complete overhaul of the system. every officer in the uk retrained to rigorous standards that apply in every region of the country. strict rules were put in place for suspect interviews. all interviews in serious cases video recorded. >> there ar...

Investigative interview techniques. when a rookie, british rules were much like they are in the u.s. but they are not anymore. what happened to precipitate these changes in the united kingdom? >> changes really came about through problems. >> like a national scandal after a series of high profile false confessions including an arson murder case eerily similar to robert davis'. >> instigated a whole review by the way prisoners were dealt with in custody. >> the result? a complete overhaul of the system. every officer in the uk retrained to rigorous standards that apply in every region of the co...

When a rookie, british rules were much like they are in the u.s. but they are not anymore. what happened to precipitate these changes in the united kingdom? >> they came about through problems. >> like a national scandal after a series of high profile false confessions including an arson murder case eerily similar to robert davis'. >> instigated of the way prisoners were dealt with in custody. >> the result? a complete overhaul of the system. every officer in the uk retrained to rigorous standards that apply in every region of the country. strict rules were put in place for suspect interviews....

Have you struggled to sleep at night? would the idea that any one of those might have been innocent? >> no, sir, i never struggled with that as well. >> the applause at the mention of those 234 executions have drawn criticism. quite aside from confidence in his state's criminal justice system. case he might like to look at again is cameron todd willingham put to death in 2004 for the arson murder of his three small daughters. governor perry refused even a 30-day stay of the sentence despite contradictory witness statements and an arson expert concluding the evidence was seriously flawed. a fur...