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 White paper on crime 2008 Part4/Chapter1/1 

1 Juvenile delinquency

  (1) Criminal acts by juveniles aged 14 (the minimum age for criminal culpability) or older, but younger than 20;
  (2) Illegal acts by juveniles under 14 years of age (juveniles under 14 years of age who are alleged to have violated any criminal codes or ordinances without criminal culpability due to age); and
  (3) Pre-delinquent acts by juveniles under 20 years of age that are deemed likely to result in future offenses or violation of criminal codes in light of the personal character or environment due to any of the following grounds:
    [a] a tendency toward disobedience to the lawful supervision of guardians,
    [b] staying away from home without justifiable reason,
    [c] contact with persons with criminal or immoral tendencies or frequentation of places of disrepute, or
    [d] a tendency toward acts that are detrimental to the morality of the juveniles themselves or others