CRIM 2430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Juvenile Delinquency, World Forum For Harmonization Of Vehicle Regulations, Procedural Law
26 Feb 2018
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Lesson 9 | international perspective on juvenile justice. Increased rates of property and violent crimes among juveniles: changes in family structure, decreases in social services, increases in relative deprivation and unemployment account for increase in juvenile crime since early 1990s. Note: united nations has created four instruments aimed at setting standards for the administration of juvenile justice to develop more humanitarian procedures. What are these 4 instruments: un standard minimum rules for the administration of juvenile justice . What do they provide for: fair trial, basic procedural safeguards (presumption of innocence, right to notification of charges, right to legal representation, promote desirability for rehabilitation and reintegration of young people. Kuwait, south africa, thailand: age 10 (fewer than 20 countries, australia, england and wales, Emphasizes paternalism treatment. accountability formal justice and proportionality in sentencing. New zealand welfare model (using family group conference, youth court) Italy more welfare model than justice model. China more justice model than welfare model.
