For example, it allows judges who feel sympathetic to a youth's situation to moderate a sentence and even reduce it to probation for kids between the ages of 12 and 18 who have committed a serious crime normally warranting a sentence of up to ten years.
例如，十二歲以上、未滿十八歲的少年犯下最重本刑十年以下的有期徒刑之罪，法官如認為情可憫恕，可免除其刑，改判保護處分。