week 2 - youth courts/youths in courts

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what is the youth court and how does it operate?

  • deal with criminal cases involving defendants under 18

  • sit with Magistrates Court but are less formal

  • Proceedings not open to the public but bona fide members of the press may attend

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how does the law categorise under 18s in the criminal justice system

10-14 = children

14-18 = young persons

18 - adult

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Section 49 Children and Young Persons Act 1933

AUTOMATIC REPORTING RESTRICTION

Applies to all under 18’s ‘concerned’ in youth courts proceedings - defendants, witnesses and victims

  • Anonymity automatically lapses at 18

  • Does not cover juvenile who is dead as they are not ‘concerned in proceedings’

“Nothing should be reported which could lead to the identity of the youth concerned in proceedings being revealed”

INCLUDING:

  • name

  • address

  • school

  • work

  • images

age is ok to report