IJJO Interviews

Olga María del Carmen Sánchez Cordero de García Villegas, Minister of the Supreme Justice Court of Mexico explains thoroughly the development of the ‘Federal Juvenile Justice Law’ of April 25th 2006. Through her experience and knowledge in the field of legislation, Olga María considers the integral protection of the children and adolescents’ rights as an essential element in this legislation and analyses the current situation of the minor in this legislative context.

Anthony N. Doob Professor at the Criminology Centre of the University of Toronto Canada, exposes the evolution of the 'Criminal Justice Law for minors' in Canada. Mr. Doob analyses the situation and the context of the development of the criminal situation of minor offenders as well as the adaptation process of the legislative reform.

In this interview, Mrs. Kilkelly analyses the juvenile justice system in Ireland and the judicial-legal framework of the minor offender. She also talks about the alternatives to the minor’s deprivation of liberty established by the current law on minors in Ireland.

In this interview, Mr. Antonio Duarte Fonseca, Adjunct Director of the Centre for Judicial Studies at Lisbon (Portugal) examines the juvenile justice system in Portugal. Mr. Duarte tells us about the development and the changes in the legislation and analyses the current situation of the minor in this new legislative context.

The International Juvenile Justice Observatory has the pleasure to inform you about the publication of the third IJJO interview. Wansley Walters, Director of The Miami-Dade Juvenile Service Department, United States, has answered our questions about the 'Martin Lee Anderson Act’ from Florida. In this interview, Ms. Wansley Walters, Director of The Miami-Dade Juvenile Service Department,United States, analyzes the important changes implemented by the new 'Martin Lee Anderson Act' concerning the intervention of the state of Florida with youth offenders who have committed a serious crime. The programmes STAR ' Sheriff's Training and Respect ' are characterized for being more therapeutic and for providing more intensive mental health and psicosocial services, avoiding the physical restriction emphasized in the former ' boot camps’.