May 07, 2009

FRANCE

IJJO

Juvenile delinquency is currently object of criminal policies which are becoming more and more repressive according to the research carried out by the National French Commission on the Ethics of Security. The report highlights the importance of the security forces considering minors who are offenders or not, as a vulnerable being because their involvement in a police intervention may have serious repercussions on their development.

In spite of the existence of texts on the protection of minors, according to this study it still often occurs that young people still suffer moral or physical damage in confrontations with security forces. This report is aimed at professionals attending to minors and always uses as a reference the minor’s best interest.  [+]

Apr 30, 2009

UNITED KINGDOM

IJJO

In the United Kingdom, 2000 children are detained every year at the immigration control for administrative reasons, according to the results coming from the report done by the Children’s Commissioner for England, Sir Al Aynsley-Gren.

The situation of minor migrants in Europe is still very worrying, although article 37 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child specifies that the detention of minors should be considered as a last resort. This report highlights that the number of detentions as well as their duration is increasing on a large scale, in spite of the recommendations of international institutions.  [+]

Apr 20, 2009

EUROPE

IJJO

In March 2009, the International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO) participated in Lisbon (Portugal) at the event: 'Making it work- Turning good practice into standard practice', organised by the European Offender Employment Forum.

During this meeting, the establishment of an interdisciplinary intervention network was discussed, in order to promote the socio-professional integration, after a better European cooperation to exchange good practices and mutual learning among the Member States.  [+]

The aim of the legislative file is to offer the IJJO Users all national legislations on minors in an ordered and organised way, including all laws in force, the partial reform laws as well as other laws regarding the protection of the rights of the child.  [+]