Last Change:
04/07/2025
Puntland Juvenile Justice Law
Year: 2007
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Liberty & security of person
Description
The Puntland Juvenile Justice Law prescribes the use of alternatives to detention through several legal provisions that emphasize diversion, rehabilitation, and community-based solutions rather than custodial measures.
Selected provisions
Rehabilitating and reforming juvenile who commit offenses without resorting to imprisonment.
Separating juvenile from the adult prison population to safeguard juvenile’s well-being and to avoid the negative influences through adult offenders.
Providing protection, education, and training to juvenile.
"Providing all other necessary support, care, and services juvenile may require."