Youth Courts caseload rises to five-year high amid new approach focused on underlying issues
The Straits Times
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SINGAPORE – The Youth Courts, which handle legal cases involving those under 18, saw their caseload hit a five-year high of 1,324 cases in 2025.
This was a 50 per cent jump from the 882 cases in 2024, and surpassed the previous five-year high of 1,285 cases in 2021.
The Singapore Courts released these latest figures on March 13, the same day Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon officially launched a new approach to handling Youth Courts cases at the Family Justice Courts’ (FJC) annual workplan event.
The therapeutic justice model focuses on addressing the child’s underlying issues and strengthening family relationships, instead of the prior more adversarial approach.
The Youth Courts handles three types of cases: those of youth offenders; family guidance orders for parents who need help dealing with children in persistent conflict with them and the authorities; and care and protection orders for abused or neglected children.
Official figures showed there were 981 charges filed in youth offender cases in 2025, about 40 per cent higher than the 695 charges in 2021.
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