White Paper on Crime 2019 Part3
In this Part, “juvenile delinquent” refers to juveniles subject to a family court hearing, which means [1] juvenile offenders (juveniles who have committed a crime (aged 14 or older at the time of the crime)), [2] juvenile offenders under 14 (juveniles under 14 years of age who have violated laws and regulations of a criminal nature), and [3] pre-delinquents (juveniles who have a propensity not to submit to legitimate supervision by a custodian or have similar characteristics and, in light of their personality or environment, are likely to commit a crime or violate laws and regulations of a criminal nature in the future) (Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Juvenile Act (Act No. 168 of 1948)).