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Thu 04 Apr 2007Panel of judges to be set up to deal with juvenilesA specially trained panel of judges will be established to adjudicate on cases involving children in conflict with the law, under a package of youth justice reforms to be announced today.The announcement will also include more resources to tackle offending behaviour by children through welfare-oriented approaches such as community sanctions, the appointment of more Garda juvenile liaison officers and increased resources for the probation service.