Name: |
Penal System Reform Act, 1998 (No. 50). |
Country: |
Barbados |
Subject(s): |
Criminal and penal law |
Type of legislation: |
Law, Act |
Adopted on: |
1998-12-23 |
Entry into force: |
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Published on: |
Official Gazette, Acts, 56 p.
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ISN: |
BRB-1998-L-51635 |
Link: |
https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=51635&p_lang=en |
Bibliography: |
Official Gazette, Acts, 56 p.
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Abstract/Citation: |
Provides for suspended sentencing, curfew orders, mediation, and community service sentences for criminal offenders. Mediation shall permit young offenders to make amends to a complainant by performing unpaid work, paying compensation, or participating in a rehabilitation programme. Amends the Juvenile Offenders Act to raise the age of criminal responsibility from seven to eleven. |