The effective youth court : juvenile justice procedures in Europe / Stephanie Rap & Ido Weijers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rap, Stephanie, author.

Weijers, Ido, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Legal status, laws, etc--Europe.

Children.

Youth--Legal status, laws, etc--Europe.

Youth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hague, Netherlands : Eleven International Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 combination of two perspectives is required to be able to react legally, correctly, and adequately to youth delinquency. Knowledge of the legal framework that has been developed in past decades in the area of human rights, particularly the procedural rights of the child, has to be enriched with social sci

Contents:

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 ofJuvenile 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

6.1 Requirements for hearing the views of juvenile defendants

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 11, 2014).

ISBN:

94-6094-954-1

OCLC:

878146124