EDUP 3073

Culture and Learning

Juvenile Education Programmes
Prepared by : Nurul Atiqah, Ong Meei Ing & Sinsufina
 Definition of juvenile
From the legal point of view there are various definitions of juveniles depending
on their group and age.
• According to the Prison Act 1995, a juvenile or a young offender is defined as “a prisoner
who is under the age of 21 years”. The Prison Department of Malaysia detains juveniles
aged between 14 and 21 years in prison as young prisoners or in Henry Gurney School
(approved school) as students.
• The Child Act 2001 defines a child as “a person under the age of 18 years and below” and
the age of criminal responsibility at the age of ten.
• The Child Protection Act 1991 defines a child as “a person under the age of 18 years and
below”.
• The Children and Young Persons Employment Act 1996 defines a child as a person aged
between 10 and 14 years, and a young person as one aged between 14 and 16 years.

Concluded definition : A group of adolescents under the age of 21 years and who
have criminal responsibility at the age of 10 years.
 Definition of juvenile justice
Situation of children coming into contact with the justice
system :
• Suspected or accused of committing an offence
• Deemed beyond parental control also known as status offence

Child below age 21

Age of criminal responsibility - 10 years
 What is Sekolah Integriti & Henry
Gurney School?
1. A prisoner school or rehabilitating centre for the juvenile aged 14-
21 years old.
2. The rehabilitation programme ran in these centres are divided into
three stages :
• Hard labour - for new entrants or rule breakers
• Normal chores
• Technical labour - includes welding and basic engineering
3. Under a collaboration
between the Prisons
Department of Malaysia and
Microsoft Malaysia, they will
participate in a three-year
programme that includes digital
literacy and upskilling
opportunities in the areas of
digital inclusion,
entrepreneurship and capacity-
building.
 Purpose of Juvenile Education
Programmes
1. To provide formal education and rehabilitation for juvenile inmates.
2. To prepares students for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)
examinations besides providing skills training to the vocationally-
inclined.
3. To prepare them for employability, equipping them with knowledge
and skills to enable them to pursue further educational
opportunities.
Juvenile Recovery
Techniques
Counseling / Approaches to religion
and morals
• It is not intended to change a juvenile's personality but rather to help
them understand and solve their problems.

• Qualified therapists try to help problematic individuals resolve

conflicts and make positive adjustments by changing the patterns of
negative behaviors learned in the past.
Vocational education programs /
Recreational programs
• Educational and vocational programs provide the youth with the
necessary skills to adapt to society upon release.
• Rehabilitation programs help reduce violence among juveniles
- healthy minds and bodies make juveniles more rational.