LOCAL INFORMATION
8.30.5.L2 / 4.0.1 / 4.10.0
Young people and the law
Extent:Jersey
March 1996
Updated 23 November 2018
THE JERSEY YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
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ARREST |
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PARISH HALL |
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COURT APPEARANCE |
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SOCIAL |
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SENTENCE |
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ABSOLUTE DISCHARGE |
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Age of Criminal Responsibility
- No person under the age of ten years can be presumed to be guilty of an offence. Children (Jersey) Law 2002.
- Under the Criminal Justice [Young Offenders] [Jersey] Law 1994 the Court may require parents to guarantee in cash, the good behaviour of their children.
Court appearance
- Youth Court
Young people aged from 10 to 17 years may be required to attend the Youth Court.
The Youth Court sits on a Wednesday at 2.30pm at the Magistrate's Court, Union Street, St Helier.
Presided over by a Magistrate, and two of the lay panel.
For more information and guidance see www.gov.je/Government/NonexecLegal/JudicialGreffe/Sections
/MCG/Pages/GuidanceInformation.aspx
Legal Aid is available for young people where their parent(s) cannot afford to pay for the services of a lawyer.
- Over eighteen years, young people charged with offences, attend the Magistrate's or Royal Court.
Parish Hall Enquiry
- Most young people under eighteen, accused of offences, attend a Parish Hall Enquiry to decide whether a court appearance will be necessary.
Detention
- A person aged 15 to 20 years may be sentenced to Youth Detention at the Young Offenders Centre. A person under 17 may not be detained for a term exceeding 6 months. In practice, young people up to 18 are detained at Greenfields Centre, Grande Route de St Martin, St Saviour. Telephone 872940, where they receive education and behavioural help.
