'Expert NGO' of the European Forum for the Rights of the Child for the European Union
The International Juvenile Justice Observatory has been selected as ‘Expert NGO’ of the European Forum for the Rights of the Child for the European Union.
The third Forum took place in Brussels last December 2008. the Vice-chairman of the European Commission, Jacques Barrot, presented the recent developments in the protection of minors, together with other central topics on the agenda like violence against children and the improvement of strategies that stimulate the minor’s participation.
Lowering the age of criminal responsibility at 12 years old, is one of the propositions of the report that was handed over by the Varinard Commission for the juvenile justice reform in France to Rachida Dati, Minister of Justice of France, on Wednesday 3rd of December 2008.
As a reaction to this report, Mrs. Dominique Versini, Child Ombudswoman, presents her recommendations to the IJJO Users and Collaborators as well as a series of press releases, reports and articles on the reform of the Organic Law of February 12th 1945 on child delinquency.
Changing Course: A Review of the First Two Years of Drug Transfer Reform in Illinois
Today, as many as 200,000 youth per year are tried in adult courts in the USA. Concerning the researchs, for the same type of offense and with similar prior records, indicates that 'transferred children' commit more violent crimes as a result of their experience in the adult justice system.
The IJJO within its mission on promoting and specific juvenile justice system and adaptated to juveniles, we would like to highlight this report which analizes the transferred children situation in United States and more specifically in Illinois.
IJJO Interview - Dr. Eduardo Rezende Melo. Brazilian Association of Child Protection and Juvenile Judges. Brasil
Eduardo Rezende Melo, President of The Brazilian Association of Child Protection and Juvenile Judges, District Attorneys and Public Defenders talks about the current situation of the juvenile justice system in Brazil.
Mr. Rezende analyses the importance of legal assistance for minors in conflict with the law and the current intervention proceedings with minor offenders in Brazil.
[International] - Los nuevos modelos educativos preparan a los niños para el triunfo, pero nunca para los fracasos. Por eso luego no resisten las frustraciones de la vida. Millones de niños en todo el mundo encuentran su casa sola cuando vuelven del colegio. Se trata de los “niños de la llave”, un fenómeno de las economías desarrolladas que se han extendido a muchos países emergentes por los nuevos modelos sociales, familiares y laborales.
[Algeria] - Le plus souvent, ces mineurs sont libérés avant d’avoir décroché leur diplôme. Le programme de formation que suivent les détenus mineurs sera réformé. Cette mesure est motivée par le fait que les mineurs, admis au niveau des centres de détention spécialisés et bénéficiant des cycles de formation, n’arrivent toujours pas au bout de leur stage.
[United States] - The multiagency program to combat gang activity in the Duarte-Monrovia, Florence-Firestone, Harbor Gateway and Pacoima communities focuses on improving coordination of services for at-risk youths.
[International] - Les châtiments corporels sont totalement interdits dans certains pays, même les gifles et les fessées, mais en France, contrairement à d’autres pays, cette question semble taboue, car elle n’est pas soulevée publiquement, que ce soit par les médias ou les politiciens.
[United States] - California's yearlong effort to shift juvenile offenders from state prisons into treatment programs in their home counties is showing promise but lacks accountability, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonprofit Prison Law Office.
[Colombia] - El Consejo Superior de la Judicatura denunció que durante el 2008 se presentaron aproximadamente 4.500 casos de jóvenes adolescentes involucrados en diferentes delitos. Según el presidente del alto tribual, Hernando Torres, los jueces adelantaron 23 mil audiencias contra menores delincuentes entre los 14 y 18 años de edad.
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The International Juvenile Justice Observatory has been selected as ‘Expert NGO’ of the European Forum for the Rights of the Child for the European Union.
Lowering the age of criminal responsibility at 12 years old, is one of the propositions of the report that was handed over by the Varinard Commission for the juvenile justice reform in France to Rachida Dati, Minister of Justice of France, on Wednesday 3rd of December 2008.
Today, as many as 200,000 youth per year are tried in adult courts in the USA. Concerning the researchs, for the same type of offense and with similar prior records, indicates that 'transferred children' commit more violent crimes as a result of their experience in the adult justice system.
Eduardo Rezende Melo, President of The Brazilian Association of Child Protection and Juvenile Judges, District Attorneys and Public Defenders talks about the current situation of the juvenile justice system in Brazil.
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