Key Activities F. ‌Institutional Improvement Recommendation to the Juvenile Classification Review Center Based on the findings of an on-site investigation of the Juvenile Classification Review Center in 2018, the Commission recommended the Minister of Justice on June 26 to separate youth detention centers from the Juvenile Classification Review Center, so that the latter can concentrate on its classification review function and improve the environment of facilities where young offenders are held in custody. It also recommended plans be made to enlarge and modernize the facilities of the Juvenile Classification Review Center and to make use of idle space to resolve overcrowding, and to make guidelines and manuals to help delinquents who need special care while in custody, including those who are in need of close supervision, pose a threat to society, are pregnant, foreign, young children, sexual minority, mentally challenged or with a psychiatric disorder. The juvenile classification review is an institutional arrangement designed to find the most fitting treatment for young offenders based on their individual characteristics. Through classification review, a juvenile court examines the family, school, and social environment to which a juvenile is exposed, as well as his/her individual personality, ability, desire, and behavioral characteristics. In 2018, the Commission conducted an on-site visit of seven juvenile classification review centers in the nation to inspect the general environment and see how youths are being treated from a human rights perspective. The Commission also recommended establishment of disciplinary procedures, including disciplinary action criteria and appeal procedures, codification of the duty of explanation, an upgrade to classification review counseling for more accurate diagnosis and treatment of juvenile delinquents, and an increase in personnel to implement the proposed improvement plan. The Commission also recommended that all juvenile classification review centers adopt the same physical examination criteria and methods designed to minimize humiliation and feeling of insult be adopted in, and that the relevant statutes be revised with regards custody extension, so that the reasons and period of extension, as well as related appeal procedures be specified. The Ministry of Justice replied that six living quarters at the center in Seoul were expanded, and it would accept some of the Commission’s recommendations. It announced a plan to open a new center in the Northern Gyeonggi area and establish guidelines for those with special care needs, such as young children, those who are pregnant, foreigner, or sexual minority, by 2020. 36