Magistrates comprised the latest group yesterday to be guided on alternative sentencing options for juveniles to ensure that they could be rehabilitated and not become hardened criminals in jail.
The Juvenile Justice Depart-ment of the Ministry of Public Security in collaboration with the United States Agency for Inter-national Development (USAID) Community, Family, and Youth Resilience (CYFR) programme held a training session for magistrates across the country in Juvenile Justice Diversion and Alternative Sentencing (JJDAST).
The objective of the training which is facilitated by Crimino-logist and Certified Criminal Justice Specialist, Dr Dianne Williams is to build the capacity of participants so as to better implement diversion and alternative sentencing programmes.