In order to properly cope with the current situation of juvenile delinquency,a draft for partial amendment to the Juvenile Law,etc.was submitted to the162nd Diet session in March2005,but was withdrawn due to the dissolution of the House of Representatives in August2005.
  This draft aimed to amend the Juvenile Law(Law No.168of1948),the Juvenile Training School Law(Law No.169of1948),and the Offenders Rehabilitation Law(law No.142of1949),etc.,stipulating the following:(i)procedures for voluntary investigation and compulsory investigation including seizure on cases related to juveniles of illegal behavior by the police,and procedures for voluntary investigation on cases related to status offenders(pre-delinquents)should be developed;the police must refer cases with a certain reason for hearing at a family court to a director of a child guidance center;and a director of a child guidance center,etc.must transfer certain serious cases related to juveniles of illegal behavior to a family court in principle;(ii)for diversifying probationary supervision for juveniles of illegal behavior,protective measures such as commitment to a juvenile training school are to be admitted also for those juveniles of illegal behavior,if a family court acknowledges the necessity in particular;(iii)for enhancing guidance on those under probationary supervision,a chief probation officer is to give a warning to those who have not complied with their conditions for supervision;if they still fail to comply with the conditions and probationary supervision is considered as ineffective for their rehabilitation,a family court is to make a disposition such as commitment to a juvenile training school;a superintendent of a juvenile training school and a chief probation officer are to give guidance and advice on guardians of juveniles under supervision;and(iv)if a juvenile does not have an attendant(lawyer)in certain serious cases for which protective detention for juveniles is adopted,a family court is to have the authority to appoint a lawyer as an attendant for the juvenile.