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Trial40. Parents or guardians should be traced beforematters are finalised.41 .A separate juvenile court is required as part of the. new juvenile justice system, using less formal andmore appropriate procedures.Sentencing42.No child should be admitted to prison without aprobation officer's report (as discussed in theIssue Paper on Juvenile Justice).43.The custodial sentences of children should bereviewed on a regular basis by a competentauthority (see the Juvenile Justice Issue Paper).44. Awareness of and facilities for alternativesentencing and community based alternativesshould be developed.Lôtter JM (1988), "Prison Gangs in South Africa: Adescription", South African Journal of Sociology,Volume 19, No 2: 71.Schurink WJ (1989), The World of the Wetslaners: ananalysis of some organisational features in South AfricanPrisons. Acta Criminologica. Vol 1, No 2: 60-70South African Constitution (1996)South African Law Commission Issue Paper onJuvenile Justice, Issue Paper No 9 (1997)United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child(1989) VUnited Nations Rules for the Protection of JuvenilesDeprived of their Liberty (1990). Defence for ChildrenInternational, Geneva45.The bar council and the law society need to bemore involved in educating their members aboutthe needs of the child who is conflict with the law'.They have to be informed about the alternativesavailable to imprisonment.46. Release policy in respect of children should beformulated to assist, inter alia, with earlyreintegration into society.47.Correctional supervision, a community basedoption for sentenced children, needs to beexplored and, if necessary, adaptations made toallow this punishment to suit children's needs.48.The problems of making children in prison thecollective responsibility of several governmentdepartments needs to be re-examined andrational solutions sought.RECOMMENDATIONS
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• ContentsINTRODUCTION 1ACKNOWLED
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Figure 2 gives a breakdown of child
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THANKS ARE DUE TO:The children and
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.Ekuseni Youth CentreThe Ekuseni Yo
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1• Definition of Children andJuve
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age of 18 with their own age groups
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Dedicated facilities for JuvenilesT
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At the Pollsmoor Admission Centre,
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Separation of sentenced and unsente
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Beds and bedding"Every juvenile sho
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At Pietersburg, the researcher was
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Page 47: At Westville Youth Centre, there is
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