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young offender institution
young offender institution n (Law) (in Britain) a place where offenders aged 15 to 21 may be detained and given training, instruction, and work. Former names: borstal or youth custody centre young offender institution
young offender institution a place of detention for persons under 21 years of age. The idea is to keep the younger offender away from the older and more experienced criminals in the adult prisons that would otherwise become ‘academies of crime’.AcronymsSeeYOIThesaurusSeeborstal |