young offender
noun1
A child who has been convicted of a criminal offense.
- Utterly contradictory policies towards young offenders prevailed in the 80s and 90s, veering between the exploration of non-custodial alternatives and increased sentence lengths, introduced by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act of 1994.2020 July 23, Chris Daw, “'A stain on national life': why are we locking up so many children?'”, in The Guardian:
- Derived terms
- young offender institution