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The effective youth court : juvenile justice procedures in Europe /
The Effective Youth Court is specifically made for professionals and academics working in the field of juvenile justice to inform them about a new interdisciplinary perspective. The book explores the way juvenile defendants are involved in the courtroom. The leading idea of the book is that a combin...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hague, Netherlands :
Eleven International Publishing,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The convention on the rights of the child as a benchmark; Effective juvenile justice procedures; Participation; Two key terms; Juvenile defendant; Juvenile justice procedure; Focus and structure of the book; Normative framework; Eleven countries compared; Best practices; Part I The right to be heard: a normative framework; 1. A children's rights perspective; 1.1 UN Standard Minimum Rules on the Administration of Juvenile Justice; 1.2 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- 1.3 Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights1.4 Guidelines of the Council of Europe; 1.5 General Comment no. 10; 1.6 General Comment no. 12; 1.7 Conclusions; 2. A psychological perspective; 2.1 Fair trial and procedural justice; 2.2 Procedural justice from a developmental psychologicalperspective; 2.2.1 Cognitive development; 2.2.2 Emotional development; 2.3 Understanding the juvenile justice process; 2.3.1 Adjudicative capacities of juvenile defendants; 2.3.2 The lawyer's role in juvenile justice proceedings; 2.3.3 The parents' role in juvenile justice proceedings; 2.4 Conclusion.
- 3. Requirements for the effective participation of juvenile defendants3.1 Hearing the views of juvenile defendants: with 'compassionand kind firmness'; 3.1.1 The setting of the youth court; 3.1.2 Conversation techniques; 3.1.3 Hearing juvenile defendants' views; 3.1.4 Showing a genuine interest; 3.1.5 Hearing parents' views; 3.2 Juvenile defendants' understanding; 3.2.1 Giving explanations; 3.2.2 Avoiding judicial jargon; 3.2.3 Clarifying the judgment and sentence; 3.2.4 Contributing to the understanding of the consequences; 3.3 Conclusion; Part II Law in action: eleven countries compared.
- 4. General characteristics of the juvenile justice process4.1 Age limits; 4.1.1 The minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR); 4.1.2 Criminal prosecution of minors; 4.1.3 The upper age limit of the juvenile justice system; 4.1.4 Young adults; 4.2 Juvenile justice and child protection; 4.2.1 A strong relationship between juvenile justice and child protection; 4.2.2 A strict divide between youth justice and youth protection; 4.3 The inquisitorial and adversarial legal tradition in juvenile justice; 4.3.1 The main characteristics of the inquisitorial and adversarial legal tradition.
- 4.3.2 The inquisitorial legal tradition4.3.3 The adversarial legal tradition; 4.4 Conclusion; 5. Main actors in the juvenile justice system; 5.1 The police and the prosecution service; 5.1.1 Discretionary powers of the police; 5.1.2 Discretionary powers of the prosecutor; 5.2 Legal representation; 5.3 Youth court judge; 5.3.1 Active role; 5.3.2 Passive role; 5.4 Social services; 5.4.1 Organisation of social services; 5.4.2 Early or late start of the involvement; 5.4.3 Role in the youth court; 5.5 Conclusion; Part III Best practices; 6. Hearing the views of juvenile defendants.