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CDO

CDO is the legal abbreviation for a "crime defined offence". This term is used when a minor commits a criminal offence.

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Drugs and violence

What is juvenile delinquency?

Juvenile delinquency is essentially criminal behaviour by young people up to the age of 18. Examples include: committing violence, stealing, robbery and threatening. In slang, it is called a MOF (offence defined as a crime).

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Juvenile delinquency

Juvenile delinquency, or youth crime, is essentially punishable behaviour by young people up to the age of 18. Examples include: committing violence, stealing, robbery and threatening. In slang, it is called a MOF (offence defined as a crime).

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