Management of Criminal Records for Children and Youth

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to analyze problems, obstacles, and compare legal measures regarding juvenile criminal records in Thailand and other countries, and to propose legal measures for managing juvenile criminal records. The study examined documents and concepts related to juvenile justice processes and criminal record management, as well as approaches to criminal record management in France, Canada, and Singapore. The data was analyzed using descriptive analysis. The findings showed that 1) The main issues with juvenile criminal records are the enforceability of laws, data storage, problems with deleting or segregating records, and issues of disclosure. 2) France, Canada, and Singapore have laws equivalent to Acts governing the recording of juvenile criminal history, with data used only within the justice system, and provisions for deleting criminal records. This differs from Thai law in terms of data storage and deletion. 3) Recommendations for Thai law include upgrading regulations to Act status, providing clear details and methods for managing juvenile records separately from adults, limiting disclosure to justice system use only, and implementing provisions to delete juvenile offender records after the period of high recidivism risk has passed.