Article 81
(1) A juvenile who at the time of commission of a criminal offence had reached
fourteen years of age but had not reached sixteen years of age (a younger juvenile) may
be imposed correctional measures only.
(2) A juvenile who at the time of commission of a criminal offence had reached
sixteen years of age but had not reached eighteen years of age (an older juvenile) may be
imposed correctional measures, and by exception, a juvenile prison term.
(3) Security measures may also apply to a juvenile under the conditions provided
for in Art.109 hereof.
(4) A suspended sentence and a judicial admonition may not be imposed on a
juvenile.
Purpose of Correctional Measures and Juvenile Prison
Article 82
Within the general purpose of criminal sanctions (Art.4, para. 2), the purpose of
correctional measures and juvenile prison shall be to provide protection and support to
juvenile criminal offenders by way of supervision, vocational education and development
of a sense of personal responsibility in order to allow them to be educated, reformed, and
properly developed. The purpose of a juvenile prison term is to exert positive influence
on juvenile offenders to prevent repeat offending, as well as to deter other juveniles from
criminal offending.
2. Correctional Measures
Types of Correctional Measures
Article 83
A juvenile criminal offender may receive the following correctional measures:
1) disciplinary measures: reprimand and referral to a juvenile correctional
facility;
2) direct supervision measures: direct supervision by parents, adoptive parent or
guardian; direct supervision by guardianship authority; and direct supervision combined
with day treatment programme in an institution for personal and educational
development of juveniles;
3) correctional facility care: referral to a community-based correctional facility
referral to a correctional home, and referral to a special education and treatment facility.
Selection of Correctional Measure