White paper on crime 2010 Part4/Chapter4/3
Table 4-4-4 shows the status with the readmission (refers to readmission by a decision to commit them to a juvenile training school; hereinafter the same in this subsection) or admission to a penal institution (limited to admission as a first-time inmate; hereinafter the same in this subsection) of juveniles discharged from juvenile training schools between 2000 and 2009. The percentage of those who were readmitted within five years, inclusive of the year of discharge, was 15.4 to 17.4% (16.4 to 18.1% of males, 6.7 to 10.5% of females), while the percentage of those who were admitted to a penal institution within five years, inclusive of the year of discharge (the year of the last discharge with those admitted multiple times), was 8.7 to 9.6% (9.5 to 10.7% of males, 1.5 to 3.2% of females) (Source: The Judicial System Department, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Justice).