Section 2 Prosecution/Courts

1 Investigation by public prosecutors (before referral to family courts)

Fig. 3-2-2-1 shows the composition by type of offense committed by juvenile offenders newly received by public prosecutors in 1989, 2003 and 2018 and the composition by age group of the offenders in 2018.

Fig. 3-2-2-1 Juvenile offenders received by public prosecutors: composition by type of offense (by age group)

Fig. 3-2-2-1

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Public prosecutors may offer an opinion on the disposition they consider most appropriate when they refer a juvenile case to a family court.