PETALING JAYA: A review of the country’s child justice system is necessary to help juvenile offenders reintegrate into society, says Unicef Malaysia child protection specialist Selvi Supramaniam.
While acknowledging that the Child Act offers alternatives to detention, she emphasised the need for clearer restrictions on the use of pre-trial detention and custodial sentences.
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