The Children and Young Persons' Act states that a juvenile is a male or female person who is 7 years or above and below 16 years.
Recidivism rate1 (%)
Juvenile Offender cases : 18.3 (Cases closed in 2005)
Juvenile Offender cases : 19.8 (Cases closed in 2006)
Juvenile Offender cases : 20.3 (Cases closed in 2007)
1 Recidivism Rate calculated based on a 3-year time frame.
With effect from the 2003 cohort, a more comprehensive methodology for calculating recidivism was introduced.
2 Includes juveniles on Guidance Programme, juveniles on Probation and offenders admitted to MCYS Juvenile Homes
Statistics correct as at 15 Feb 2012.