【The New Juvenile Justice System】 To implement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, to strengthen the right of juvenile as a legal subject, and to enhance the integration of resources
Some provisions of the Juvenile Matters Handling Act were amended and announced on June 19, 2019. The key points of the amendments are as follows:
1.To Implement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and to give priority to welfare protection
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To return Children in conflict with law to education and welfare systems
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To remove the label of status offense and to prioritize the administrative process of juvenile at risk
2.Strengthen the procedural rights of juveniles and improve the self-growth of juveniles
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To strengthen escort mechanisms
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To introduce expert assistance
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To notice rights clearly
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To separate interrogations of adults and juvenile
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To protect the right of expression
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To prohibit interrogation at night
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To prohibit continuous interrogation
3.To enhance the multiple of treatment measures, to improve the integration resources
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To enhance the multiple treatment measures
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To establish the platform for resource integration
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To introduce juvenile restoration mechanism
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To restore the identification function of Juvenile Detention Houses
- Release Date : 2019-06-19
- Update : 2021-07-14