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* Young people have the same legal rights as adults. The police have to tell young people about their rights (including their right to a lawyer) and explain what is happening to them. | * Young people have the same legal rights as adults. The police have to tell young people about their rights (including their right to a lawyer) and explain what is happening to them. | ||
* Young people don't go to the same court as adults. There is a special <span class="noglossary">youth</span> court. The judge in <span class="noglossary">youth</span> court will make sure young people get a lawyer. | * Young people don't go to the same court as adults. There is a special <span class="noglossary">youth</span> court. The judge in <span class="noglossary">youth</span> court will make sure young people get a lawyer. | ||
* Steps taken against young people should be sensitive to cultural, ethnic, gender, and language differences between people. They should respond to the needs of Indigenous | * Steps taken against young people should be sensitive to cultural, ethnic, gender, and language differences between people. They should respond to the specific needs of Indigenous youth. | ||
* People 18 years or older who break the law are adults and have to go to adult court. | * People 18 years or older who break the law are adults and have to go to adult court. | ||