borstals

borstal [ˈbɔːstəl]

1. (Sociology) (formerly in Britain) an informal name for an establishment in which offenders aged 15 to 21 could be detained for corrective training. Since the Criminal Justice Act 1982, they have been replaced by youth custody centres (now known as young offender institutions)

2. (Sociology) (formerly) a similar establishment in Australia and New Zealand

[named after Borstal, village in Kent where the first institution was founded]

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Noun

borstal - formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison

reform school, reformatory, training school - correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders

Translations

borstal [ˈbɔːstl]

A. N (Brit) → correccional m de menores

B. CPD borstal boy N → joven m delincuente(que ha pasado por el correccional)

borstal [ˈbɔː^rst^əl] n (British) → maison f de correction

borstal

n (Brit old) → Jugendheim nt, → Besserungsanstalt f

borstal [ˈbɔːstl] n (Brit) → riformatorio

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jail
reform school
reformatory
training school
young offender institution

But the birch could still be used to lash boys over the age of 12, while lengthy stretches in borstals were another option available to sentencing benches.

Youth justice, 1909-style . . A special event is being staged to mark ... by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

When parents are seen to fail, let us reinstate approved schools and borstals.

Noddy claptrap by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)

Another milestone came in 1982 when the Conservative's Criminal Justice Act scrapped borstals and replaced them with youth custody and detention centres.

Marking a time when young died for crimes; The City of Sunderland ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

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