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Police target unruly teens
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2024
» Police are stepping up a crackdown on juvenile delinquency nationwide in the wake of the brutal slaying of a middle-aged woman, allegedly at the hands of five teenagers in Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet district early this month.
‘Torture’ led to false confession
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/01/2024
» Two police officers at the Aranyaprathet police station in Sa Kaeo province tortured an alcoholic man into falsely confessing that he killed his wife, according to a preliminary fact-finding investigation by the Royal Thai Police.
PM to weigh up stiffer juvenile penalties
News, Published on 20/01/2024
» The government will weigh the pros and cons of toughening legal punishments against young offenders who commit serious crimes, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.
Calls grow for juvenile law review
News, Published on 19/01/2024
» Calls for tougher punishments for serious crimes committed "intentionally" by juvenile delinquents are gaining momentum as more parliamentarians expressed their support for such a move on Thursday.
9 injured in juvenile training centre brawl
Chakrapan Natanri, Published on 26/05/2021
» KHON KAEN: A brawl broke out inside the Regional Juvenile Vocational Training Centre 4 between two groups of juvenile delinquents. Nine teenagers in the centre were injured.
Forum decries prison overcrowding
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 24/08/2019
» With the rise in prison overcrowding, the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) has proposed that the justice system should improve its treatment of criminals. TIJ executive director Kittipong Kittayarak questioned the parts of the justice system that focus on cracking down on criminals.
Government mulls private detention centres
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 20/12/2018
» The Justice Ministry expects to announce regulations to allow the setting up of privately run detention and rehabilitation centres for juvenile offenders early next year.
More than 80 kids 'break law' each day
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/09/2018
» On average more than 80 young people aged under 18 commit a crime each day, 96% of whom suffer from at least one mental condition associated with drug addiction, according to the Department of Mental Health (DMH).
Justice ministry mulls outsource plan
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 16/08/2018
» The Ministry of Justice is considering outsourcing some of its services starting with juvenile protection and bankruptcy comptrolling.
Judge wants training for teen offenders
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/08/2018
» The Justice Ministry is being urged to push for the expansion of the Baan Kanchanapisek project, a vocational training centre for juvenile delinquents, as part of justice reform, a seminar was told.