3 Readmission/imprisonment of juveniles discharged from juvenile training schools
Table 7-2-5-4 shows the status with the readmission (refers to readmission by a new decision to commit them to a juvenile training school; hereinafter the same in this subsection) or imprisonment in a penal institution (limited to imprisonment for the first time; hereinafter the same in this subsection) of juveniles discharged from juvenile training schools during the period of 1996 through to 2010. The percentage of those readmitted within five years, inclusive of the year of discharge, was 14.5 to 17.4% (15.5 to 18.1% of males and 6.7 to 10.5% of females), while the percentage of those imprisoned in penal institutions within five years, inclusive of the year of discharge (the year of the last discharge for those admitted to juvenile training schools multiple times), was 8.7 to 12.0% (9.3 to 13.5% of males and 1.5 to 3.3% of females). The percentage of those readmitted or imprisoned, etc. was on a slightly declining trend (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Correction and the Judicial System Department, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Justice).
Table 7-2-5-4 Readmission and imprisonment of juveniles discharged from juvenile training schools (1996-2010)
