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Annex 3


Number of children aged between 7 and 14 years cautioned under the Police Superintendents’ Discretion Scheme (PSDS) for specific selected offences from 1993 to 1998


Table 3.1 – 1993
Age at arrest
Type of offence
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 (DD)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
7
-
Possession of DD 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 3.2 – 1994
Age at arrest
Type of offence
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 (DD)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
1
7
-
Possession of DD 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