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Pamphlet of Juvenile Training Schools

Correction Bureau
Ministry of JusticeJAPANWhat are juvenile training schools?
A juvenile training school is theinstitution under the jurisdiction of
the Ministry of Justice to commit ajuvenile referred as protective measures
based on a decision by the family
court. In a juvenile training school,
instructors are making every effort at
the reformation and rehabilitation,and smooth re-entry into society of its
juveniles by performing appropriate
correctional education according to thecharacteristics of the juveniles and thetreatment that helps the sound growth.
Individual counseling

A juvenile training school commits juveniles aged fromapproximately 12 to 20( ※ ) . It also shall be legally able
to commit sentenced persons under 16 years old.
There are four classes of juvenile training schools
from Class 1 to Class 5, according to the progressof criminal tendencies and the presence of serious
disabilities.

※ Based on the decision by the family court, the commitment shall beable to be continued.

Treatment proceedings as protective measurement

Juveniledelinquents

Probation Offices

PublicProsecutor’sOfficesProbation

FamilyCourts
Predelinquents&Delinquents
Under the14yearsof age※１ChildConsultation
Centers

Sent toClass5

Juvenile
AssessmentCenters※２

HearingHome(non-custodialMeasure)

Release(from Class5)

Juvenile Training
Schools
Children’s self-reliancesupport facilities &foster homes

Release onParole※３

Discharge
at TwentyYear-Old

Dismissal
after hearing he Act to partially amend the Juveniles Act (Act No.47 of May, 28, 2021) came into effect on April 1, 2022. As a result, those aged 18 and 19 continue to be subject to the Juveniles※1 TAct as “specified juveniles” (Those who are 18 or 19 years old, whose treatments are different from those of juveniles under 18). All cases caused by juveniles are sent to the familycourt. Finally, the family court decides their disposition.
 here are “specified juveniles” who are sentenced to probation in two years. When they violate their conditions during their probation period and that violation is thought to be※2 Tserious, the director of the probation office may apply to the family court for decision to commit such “specified juveniles” to the juvenile training school. Based on the application,
the family court may decide to commit that “specified juveniles” to the juvenile training school.
※ 3 99% of the juveniles who referred to the juvenile training school are permitted release on parole, where they shall be place on probation.

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Plan for correctional education
Correctional Education Curriculum

Correctional Education Curriculum

The Correctional Education Curriculum is the standard course whose
contents of correctional education or period are provided for each common
characteristic of juveniles. The Ministry of Justice designates the kinds ofcourses of each juvenile training school.

Juvenile Training School Correctional Education Curriculum

The Juvenile Training School Correctional Education Curriculum is thecurriculum decided by each juvenile training school for each designatedCorrectional Education Curriculum, making the most of its locations andsupport from the communities.

Juvenile Training School Correctional Education Curriculum

Individual Plan for Correctional Education
The Individual Plan for Correctional Education is the one where the objective,
contents, period and implementation method are concretely provided
according to the characteristics of each juveniles, based on which instructors
provide painstaking education.

Individual Plan for Correctional Education

Flow from admission to release
ReleaseStep 1

Step 2
Step 3
Guidance aiming for raising
willingness toward theimprovement of problemsby juveniles themselves

Guidance aiming
for smooth shift
to social life

Concrete guidance
toward the improvementof problems

The stages of treatment for juveniles areclassified into 3 ones, as Step 3, Step 2
and Step 1. Each juvenile training school
provides the goals and contents of each Step.

Admission

Daily life in a juvenile training school (example)

Morning Gathering

6:30

7:40Committee Activities

8:50

9:00

Lifestyle guidance,
BreakfastMorningandGathering
Vocational guidance,
Committee Self-Planned (Chorus andSchool course teaching,Study
Exercise)
Activities
Physical education,
Wakeup

Guidance by outside instructors

12:00

13:00

Lunch
Lifestyle guidance,
andVocational guidance,
Recreational
School course teaching,
Activities
Physical education,

Special activities
guidance,

Special activities
guidance,

exercise

exerciseetc

etc

17:00

Keeping Diary

18:00

20:00

21:00

Lights-Out
LeisureSupperGroup Discussion(WatchingandEducational Classes
Television
Committee
Individual Counselingetc)
Activities
Self-Planned Study
Keeping Diaryetc2

The contents of correctional education
The correctional education shall be provided by combining lifestyle guidance, vocational guidance, school course
teaching, physical education and special activities guidance according to the characteristics of the juveniles.

Lifestyle guidance
The instructors provide the guidance for juveniles to obtain basic knowledge and life attitude for an independent life.

Individual councelingGroup work

As a part of education for the improvement of the underlying problems that each inmate has, various kinds ofeducational programs have been provided.

From educational materials for drug prevention guidance

Therapeutic activities
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From education materials for adult social participation guidance

Education that incorporates theperspectives of victims

Drug prevention guidanceVocational guidance
The guidance is aiming for enhancing the motivation
to work and obtaining the vocationally usefulknowledge and skills.

ICT (Information and Communication Technology)

Career planning guidance

Acquisition of professional credentials

Product Planning

School course teaching
The guidance for the juveniles who have not completed compulsory education or those who wish to enter high schoolhas been provided.
The juveniles shall have opportunities to take Japanese high-school equivalency examination.

Compulsory education guidance

The Upper Secondary School Equivalency Examination guidancePhysical education
The guidance aiming for fostering sound mind and body in order to live an independent social life has been provided.

SoccerSports festival

Swimming
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Special activities guidance
Juvenile training schools provide social contribution activities and outdoor activities to enrich sensibility, and tocultivate independency, autonomy and cooperativeness.They also conduct seasonal events with the help of localcommunities, because communication with local people
is important.

Club activities

Contribution activities as a member of society, such as
cleanup of local parks and facilities, or experience ofnursing care in nursing home etc., have been performed.
Social contribution activities

Enhancement of rehabilitation support
Aiming for smooth rehabilitation in society for the juveniles who have difficulties in leading an independent
life after release, support for learning and working, securing of a place of residence and continuous support incollaboration with medical/welfare institutions have been provided.

Job assistance
Instructors also provide education and support for juveniles to enhance the motivation to work and to have an
image of future career through career counseling.
Furthermore, in collaboration with job-placement offices, juvenile training schools have an emphasis on securing
employment.

Visit to job-placement office

5Job trial

Collaboration with medical/welfare institutions
For the juveniles who have difficulties in independence
due to disabilities, in coordination with Regional
Settlement Support Centers etc., juvenile training
schools make an effort to secure a place of residence
and smooth connecting to the utilization of welfareservices.
Meeting with Regional Settlement Support Center

Consultation from the released juveniles
Released juveniles can hold consultations with their instructors on their personal affairs including their futuresand relationships with their friends. Their guardians also can do.

Cooperation with their guardians
It is important to have cooperative relationships with
their guardians for smooth re-entry into society of thejuveniles.
The juvenile training schools make an effort to obtain
an understanding for correctional education andcooperation from their parents, performing the interview
by the instructors for the juveniles with their guardiansand encouraging the guardians to participate in theeducational events.

Guardian participatory classes

Meeting by guardians, a juvenile and an instructor

Guardian participatory events

Juvenile Training School Visiting Committee
In each juvenile training school, “Juvenile Training School Visiting Committee” whose members are attorneys and doctors
etc. is established.
The committee studies the circumstances of the administration of the juvenile training school by visiting juvenile training
schools, holding interviews with juveniles, reading letters from juveniles, and receiving explanations from the juvenile
training school, and gives its opinions to the head of the school.

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