Probation is a key community-based rehabilitation programme for dealing with juvenile offenders who may otherwise be sent to penal (e.g. Young Persons Section of Prison) or corrective institutions (e.g. MCYS Homes).
Probationers may continue with most of his / her day-to-day activities, but is required to comply with certain conditions as stipulated by the Court.
Completion Rate (%)
Completion Rate : 84.0 (Cases closed in 2005)
Completion Rate : 86.6 (Cases closed in 2006)
Completion Rate : 85.2(Cases closed in 2007)
Completion Rate : 86.6p (Cases closed in 2008)
p – Provisional
Recidivism Rate* (%)
Recidivism Rate (Juveniles on Probation)
Recidivism Rate : 18.5 (Cases closed in 2003)
Recidivism Rate : 17.5 (Cases closed in 2004)
Recidivism Rate (Juveniles and Adults on Probation)
Recidivism Rate : 12.2 (Cases closed in 2003)
Recidivism Rate : 12.8 (Cases closed in 2004)
*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.
Source: Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports