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Study: Ten challenges in handling cases involving juvenile offenders

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Inadequate funding, insufficient skilled personnel and scarce infrastructure are some of the challenges facing criminal justice agencies handling children in conflict with the law.

Further, the majority of public officials (60 per cent) have identified psycho-social support (guidance and counselling) as what is needed for children undergoing rehabilitation while 41.3 per cent indicated that juvenile offenders need legal representation and legal awareness.

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