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 White paper on crime 2007 Part4/Chapter2/Section3 

Section 3  Classification at Juvenile Classification Homes

  A juvenile classification home is mainly designed to admit juveniles who have received a decision of protective detention for juveniles and to perform classification on their predispositions based on expertise in medicine, psychology, pedagogy, sociology, and other academic fields for investigation and a hearing conducted by a family court.
  As of April 1, 2007, 52 juvenile classification homes (including branch homes) are located around the country.