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Youth records - youth court

Last updated on May 10, 2021

A good example of the greater protection of privacy given to youth offenders is the treatment of records related to youth accused and convicted of offences. Personal information of a youth offender is kept confidential. This means the identity of a youth offender cannot be published and access to youth records is very limited. However, if a youth receives an adult sentence, their record is treated the same as an adult criminal record.

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