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Annex 2 - Children aged between 7 and 14 years cautioned under the Police Superintendents’ Discretion Scheme (PSDS) for specific selected offences (1993 - 1997)



Table 6
(1993)

Type of Offence

Age at Arrest

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Indecent Assault

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

4

1

8

6

18

11

Wounding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

3

-

10

1

27

-

Serious Assault

-

1

-

-

-

1

1

3

3

8

16

13

55

45

111

52

Criminal Intimidation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

5

2

17

5

Robbery with Pistol Like Object

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

2

1

Other Robberies

1

-

-

-

1

3

2

2

6

7

28

25

126

48

209

52

Blackmail

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

4

22

5

41

17

Arson

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

3

3

1

2

1

5

3

Burglary with Breaking

1

-

1

-

2

3

4

3

6

8

13

8

40

8

48

16

Burglary without Breaking

-

1

1

2

1

-

3

1

13

13

13

10

29

17

25

6

Theft (Snatching)

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

2

-

6

4

6

5

10

11

-

Theft (Pickpocketing)

-

-

-

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

2

1

1

2

2

1

Theft (Shop theft)

2

16

2

34

8

45

13

100

14

151

44

185

96

238

119

265

Taking Conveyance without Authority

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1

6

1

12

3

Handling Stolen Goods

1

-

-

-

-

1

2

2

1

4

8

4

15

1

9

4

Deception

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

9

3

Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

12

1

Trafficking in Dangerous Drugs

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

7

-

Possession of Dangerous Drugs for Trafficking

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

6

-

15

-

Criminal Damage

-

-

1

-

1

5

1

1

3

4

12

14

28

21

40

25

Disorder/Fighting in Public Place

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

6

3

33

6

Offences Against Public Order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

-

Unlawful Society Offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

4

36

9

54

16

Object Dropped from Height

1

-

-

3

1

-

-

3

3

2

-

4

3

5

-

4

Other Crimes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

2

-

Possession of Offensive Weapon

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

20

11

34

9

Going Equipped for Stealing

1

-

-

-

1

2

2

2

1

4

4

9

10

14

12

23

Loitering

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

3

1


Table 7
(1994)

Type of Offence

Age at Arrest

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Indecent Assault

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

2

5

3

21

4

31

15

Wounding

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

3

-

4

1

10

2

23

1

Serious Assault

-

1

-

-

1

3

1

3

4

9

17

12

67

47

149

65

Criminal Intimidation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

8

2

15

5

Robbery with Pistol Like Object

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Other Robberies

-

1

-

1

1

-

2

-

9

3

35

23

106

37

163

51

Blackmail

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

2

4

9

3

27

17

42

16

Arson

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

2

1

7

1

8

2

6

2

Burglary with Breaking

-

-

-

2

-

1

4

-

7

6

16

6

30

13

51

12

Burglary without Breaking

-

-

-

-

2

2

3

1

6

4

9

11

26

14

30

11

Theft (Snatching)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

5

1

7

1

12

-

Theft (Pickpocketing)

-

-

-

1

1

-

1

-

2

1

3

-

15

-

9

1

Theft (Shop theft)

2

15

10

42

4

65

17

107

22

145

42

193

117

302

140

302

Taking Conveyance without Authority

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

2

6

4

15

2

Handling Stolen Goods

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1

2

7

4

4

14

Deception

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

1

5

6

1

Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

20

1

Trafficking in Dangerous Drugs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

1

7

-

Possession of Dangerous Drugs for Trafficking

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

-

13

-

Criminal Damage

-

1

-

-

2

2

2

1

2

8

7

9

32

22

45

34

Disorder/Fighting in Public Place

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

5

12

8

23

6

Offences Against Public Order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

3

-

6

-

Unlawful Society Offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

8

3

34

15

75

20

Object Dropped from Height

2

-

-

-

-

2

2

2

6

1

1

4

2

6

-

7

Other Crimes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

3

-

Possession of Offensive Weapon

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

1

3

9

5

26

2

Going Equipped for Stealing

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1

1

10

6

7

14

22

13

23

Loitering

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

-


Table 8
(1995)

Type of Offence

Age at Arrest

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Indecent Assault

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

2

3

5

13

10

24

3

Wounding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

1

14

-

20

1

Serious Assault

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

1

4

7

20

20

74

50

173

81

Criminal Intimidation

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

3

1

3

1

14

6

23

2

Robbery with Pistol Like Object

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other Robberies

-

-

2

-

1

-

1

1

10

1

22

11

64

26

97

30

Blackmail

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

2

2

14

13

28

15

Arson

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

2

-

8

4

4

-

Burglary with Breaking

-

1

-

1

-

1

2

3

4

2

17

7

50

13

71

13

Burglary without Breaking

1

-

1

-

-

-

3

1

1

3

15

5

26

18

48

11

Theft (Snatching)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

2

1

5

7

1

7

1

Theft (Pickpocketing)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

3

-

-

-

1

-

3

-

Theft (Shop theft)

5

12

4

34

8

66

10

118

23

160

58

237

115

368

151

355

Taking Conveyance without Authority

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

3

-

Handling Stolen Goods

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

6

7

11

3

12

9

13

Deception

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

2

2

3

4

Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

15

1

Trafficking in Dangerous Drugs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

14

-

Possession of Dangerous Drugs for Trafficking

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

10

-

21

-

Criminal Damage

-

1

-

2

1

1

2

9

5

4

5

8

17

18

33

24

Disorder/Fighting in Public Place

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

6

2

9

7

41

14

Offences Against Public Order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

6

-

Unlawful Society Offences

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

3

6

34

9

62

14

Object Dropped from Height

-

1

-

1

1

-

1

2

1

2

1

4

2

4

-

4

Other Crimes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

1

4

-

Possession of Offensive Weapon

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

5

4

9

1

Going Equipped for Stealing

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

10

9

6

16

12

32

Loitering

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

3

3

-


Table 9
(1996)

Type of Offence

Age at Arrest

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Indecent Assault

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

2

8

16

14

25

10

Wounding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

9

2

34

3

Serious Assault

-

-

-

1

1

1

3

4

5

9

30

15

89

62

160

99

Criminal Intimidation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

6

3

17

6

Robbery with Pistol Like Object

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other Robberies

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

6

5

4

26

9

49

16

88

26

Blackmail

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

4

17

14

26

11

Arson

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

2

1

4

-

2

2

5

1

2

Burglary with Breaking

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

7

2

10

4

13

11

28

21

Burglary without Breaking

1

-

-

-

1

-

3

1

4

8

3

7

14

10

17

9

Theft (Snatching)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

1

2

7

2

6

1

Theft (Pickpocketing)

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

2

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

Theft (Shop theft)

3

16

9

26

7

69

19

95

32

143

69

223

96

373

177

397

Taking Conveyance without Authority

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

2

1

7

-

8

6

Handling Stolen Goods

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

3

3

1

10

9

8

12

Deception

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

1

11

2

8

7

Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

14

-

Trafficking in Dangerous Drugs

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

5

-

Possession of Dangerous Drugs for Trafficking

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

3

-

9

-

Criminal Damage

-

1

-

1

1

3

2

6

5

4

6

10

25

23

24

33

Disorder/Fighting in Public Place

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

1

21

2

26

12

Offences Against Public Order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

-

16

-

Unlawful Society Offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

37

7

70

14

Object Dropped from Height

-

-

1

1

2

-

-

2

1

7

2

4

1

2

2

1

Other Crimes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

Possession of Offensive Weapon

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

2

-

13

6

18

8

Going Equipped for Stealing

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

3

3

9

4

16

10

19

Loitering

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2


Table 10
(1997)

Type of Offence

Age at Arrest

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

PSDS

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Indecent Assault

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

6

4

12

6

16

10

Wounding

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

3

-

12

-

43

11

Serious Assault

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

1

4

7

18

23

80

67

168

89

Criminal Intimidation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

3

3

17

5

23

4

Robbery with Pistol Like Object

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other Robberies

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

4

19

3

55

9

93

11

Blackmail

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

6

4

15

10

32

12

Arson

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

5

1

8

-

11

2

Burglary with Breaking

1

1

1

-

-

3

2

2

4

3

7

5

23

11

20

8

Burglary without Breaking

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

4

1

4

7

2

19

4

29

11

Theft (Snatching)

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1

-

1

3

2

2

6

9

1

Theft (Pickpocketing)

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Theft (Shop theft)

4

11

6

34

13

46

21

83

22

129

67

226

127

347

166

364

Taking Conveyance without Authority

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

1

2

2

Handling Stolen Goods

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

7

5

7

7

10

Deception

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

5

-

Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

19

4

Trafficking in Dangerous Drugs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

4

-

Possession of Dangerous Drugs for Trafficking

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

3

-

Criminal Damage

-

1

1

-

1

-

1

1

4

4

6

12

13

12

37

18

Disorder/Fighting in Public Place

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

2

3

9

6

42

11

Offences Against Public Order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

15

-

40

-

Unlawful Society Offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

4

19

7

60

5

Object Dropped from Height

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

-

3

2

1

7

Other Crimes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

2

1

Possession of Offensive Weapon

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

-

10

-

20

2

Going Equipped for Stealing

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

3

1

3

4

4

11

4

5

Loitering

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1