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Principal object of children detention schools.
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158.—It shall be the principal object of children detention schools to provide appropriate educational and training programmes and facilities for children referred to them by a court and, by—
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(a) having regard to their health, safety, welfare and interests, including their physical, psychological and emotional wellbeing,
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(b) providing proper care, guidance and supervision for them,
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(c) preserving and developing satisfactory relationships between them and their families,
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(d) exercising proper moral and disciplinary influences on them, and
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(e) recognising the personal, cultural and linguistic identity of each of them,
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to promote their reintegration into society and prepare them to take their place in the community as persons who observe the law and are capable of making a positive and productive contribution to society.
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