specified juvenile; 18- and 19-year-old offender under the 2022 Juvenile Act
Legal term introduced in 2022; refers to 18- and 19-year-olds who are legally adults but still subject to certain juvenile law provisions.
The treatment of specified juveniles changed under the 2022 amendment to the Juvenile Act.
Cases involving specified juveniles are, in principle, referred to family court.
Refers to juveniles under 20 in the pre-2022 system, or more generally to young boys. 特定少年 is a specific legal subcategory.
General term for adults (20 and over before 2022, now 18 and over). 特定少年 are legally adults but treated differently in criminal proceedings.
Compound of 特定 (specified) and 少年 (juvenile), coined in the 2022 amendment to the Juvenile Act.