youth custody centre

noun

A young offender institution (YOI).

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Meanings

nounyouth custody centre (plural youth custody centres)

plural youth custody centres

  1. UKdatedA young offender institution (YOI).

    youth custody centres and juvenile facilities all over the world, are one of the most effective methods ever invented to increase rates of reoffending and worsen levels of crime by young people.

    2020 July 23, Chris Daw, “'A stain on national life': why are we locking up so many children?'”, in The Guardian
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APA

youth custody centre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youth%20custody%20centre

MLA

“youth custody centre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youth%20custody%20centre. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “youth custody centre,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youth%20custody%20centre.

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