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Youth Court :
The youth court is a magistrates' court that specialises in criminal matters that involve juvenile offenders and children under the age of 17. The youh court is closed to the public and presided over by three magistrates (one of whom must be a woman). The court proceedings are much more informal and cannot take place in the same room as another court until an hour after the previous sitting. The identity of the child involved in the youth court's proceeding is always protected. In Scotland, the Youth Court has been replaced by the Children's Hearings which also deal with juvenile offences.
Learn more about the Youth Courts in the Crime Fighters section.
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