violence against children WORLD REPORT ON - CRIN

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5behaviours (such as begging, selling sex,scavenging, loitering or vagrancy), victimisationconnected with trafficking or criminalexploitation, and anti-social or unrulybehaviour should be decriminalised.15. Establish child-focused juvenile justicesystems. Governments should ensure thatjuvenile justice systems for all children upto age 18 are comprehensive, child-focused,and have rehabilitation and social reintegrationas their paramount aims. Suchsystems should adhere to internationalstandards, ensuring children’s right to dueprocess, legal counsel, access to family,and the resolution of cases as quickly aspossible.219Violence against Children in care and justice institutions

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5behaviours (such as begging, selling sex,scavenging, loitering or vagrancy), victimisationconnected with trafficking or criminalexploitation, and anti-social or unrulybehaviour should be decriminalised.15. Establish child-focused juvenile justicesystems. Governments should ensure thatjuvenile justice systems for all <strong>children</strong> upto age 18 are comprehensive, child-focused,and have rehabilitation and social reintegrationas their paramount aims. Suchsystems should adhere to internationalstandards, ensuring <strong>children</strong>’s right to dueprocess, legal counsel, access to family,and the resolution of cases as quickly aspossible.219Violence <strong>against</strong> Children in care and justice institutions

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