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 White paper on crime 2003 Part 4/Chap.2/Sec.6/5 

5 Treatment during probationary supervision

(1) Measures for juvenile probationers and juvenile parolees with good records

  For juvenile probationers and juvenile parolees whose behavior has become stable and who have come to be considered unlikely to commit repeat delinquency during the period of probationary supervision, good-conduct measures shall be implemented. Good-conduct measures include early discharge from probation (probationary supervision is terminated) and temporary suspension of probationary supervision (probationary supervision is temporarily suspended), which are determined by the directors of the probation offices, for juvenile probationers, and early discharge from probationary supervision (probationary supervision is terminated), which is determined by Regional Parole Boards, for juvenile parolees.
  As for the good-conduct measures undertaken in 2002, the measure of early discharge from probation was taken for 42,657 juvenile probationers (42,596 in the previous year), juvenile probationers under short-term probation for traffic offenses of which accounted for 23,500 (24,215 in the previous year). Temporary suspension for juvenile probationers was applied to 86 persons (41 in the previous year) and early discharge for juvenile parolees was applied to 1,084 persons (986 in the previous year), respectively (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Rehabilitation, etc.).

(2) Measures for juvenile probationers and juvenile parolees with bad records

  For juvenile probationers and parolees who have violated the conditions of probationary supervision or committed repeat delinquency, etc. in the course of probationary supervision, bad-conduct measures shall be implemented. Bad-conduct measures for juveniles include notification to family court (by the directors of probation offices demanding new disposition) for juvenile probationers, and return to juvenile training school (based on the decision by family courts through a proposal of the director of probation office and a request from the Regional Parole Board) for juvenile parolees.
  As for bad-conduct measures taken in 2002, notification to family court was made for 34 juvenile probationers (38 in the previous year), while 7 juvenile parolees (7 in the previous year) were returned to juvenile training schools (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Rehabilitation, etc.).