Firstly the judge's appearance looks as though she is kind and forgiving, but when she questions the juveniles, she uses a harsh tone especially when the juvenile committed the same offence for more than once. In my opinion, I felt that the juveniles should not commit the same mistakes over and over again when he/ she was given a chance before to turn over a new leaf. However, the judge was gentle and answered patiently to our questions asked based on the offences made by the juveniles. You would really prefer to be scolded by a school teacher than the people over at the Juvenile court. All of you must remember that whatever mistake you make, the judege would still do follow-ups, not just leaving you and your probation service report aside after the court case. Both parents must be present with the juveniles during the court case unless they are divorced or one of them is ill.
Secondly, the common offences made by the juveniles are smoking,shoplifting, rioting and carnal connection, in other words, underage sex. There are different consequences to the variety of offences made by the juveniles. The order made is based on the level of remorse, conduct, attendance and performance of the juveniles in their respective schools. The four main consequences are( according to the gravity of the order): probation, home probation, hostel probation and finally Boys/ Girls Home.
Lastly, it is neither fun nor nice to be there, being a juvenile at the Juvenile court, facing the judge and the panal officers, hearing the order being made and facing the consequences of your actions.
In conclusion, I want to end with two messages for you guys out there