Maria Angelica Pease

Maria Angelica Pease is a psychologist and researcher specializing in adolescence at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). She has voiced strong opposition to Law 32330, which reduces the age of criminal responsibility to 16, arguing that it undermines the rights of young individuals and fails to address the root causes of youth crime. Pease highlights the disproportionate impact of such laws on vulnerable adolescents, asserting that the focus should be on rehabilitation rather than punitive measures.