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Children under the minimum age for prosecution as a juvenile


 

Regional Guidance
UNICEF CEE/CIS Regional guidance on responses to children who have infringed the law but are under the minimum age for prosecution as a juvenile offender.

 
Promising initiative (Azerbaijan)
Special support, rather than special schools
Pilot social rehabilitation for children in conflict with the law and their families
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Promising initiative (Turkey)
Children’s Police and Child Protection at the service of underage offenders
Key changes in law, mandate and organization of police and child protection services foster targeted support, rather than repression, of underage offenders
 
   







Diversion


 

Diversion and sentencing Principles
A basic but useful Powerpoint presentation on international guiding principles and dispositions.

 
Promising initiative (Serbia)
Avoiding escalation and sanctions through mediation
Introduction of Victim offender Mediation in three pilot projects
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Good practice (Albania)
Introducing mediation as a formal diversion measure
Victim Offender Mediation pilot project to introduce restorative justice in Albania
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Promising initative (Ukraine)
Allowing diversion through targeted legal intervention
Implementation of Free of Charge Legal Aid through the Public Defense Office








Alternatives to custodial measures

 
Promising initiative (Albania)
Introducing new alternatives in the system, by offering their supervision
Supervision of community service orders (CSO) and vocational training for Juveniles in Tirana to promote reintegration
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Promising initiative (Albania)
Individual support as leverage for alternative measures
Development and mainstreaming of legal and psychosocial assistance to juveniles in conflict with the law through the Legal Clinic for Minors
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Promising initiative (UNAP of Kosovo)
Making alternatives a reality through probation
Implementation and supervision of alternative measures by the Probation Service
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Promising initiative (Moldova)
Probation, as an umbrella of services
Introduction of Victim offender Mediation in three pilot projects.
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Good practice (Tajikistan)
The Juvenile Justice Alternatives Project
Multi-disciplinary support to children in conflict with the law in an open setting






Budgeting for Juvenile Justice reform


 

Child Justice Bill Budget and Implementation Plan
A model from South Africa of consolidated budgets and implementation plans of all the different departments involved in a new system of child justice.

 

Promising intiative (Macedonia)
Budgeting, as an emerging reform task
The National Juvenile Justice Working Group on law reform and implementation

 

Budget and Implementation Plan for the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Feasability study for the law on Juvenile Juustice and cost estimates for implementation
   






Reinforcing existing monitoring and accountability mechanisms

 
 
Promising intiative (Montenegro)
A juvenile justice focus within a human rights monitoring mandate
Reinforcing the role of the Ombudsman’s Office in advocating for juvenile justice reform in Montenegro
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Promising intiative (Turkey)
Responsible together – Participatory training towards increased accountability
Ardic training programme for the personnel of the Ministry of Justice
 
   






Building wider support for juvenile justice reform


 

Juvenile Justice training manual
Facilitator's Guide and Participant material
English | French | Additional material on indicators (zip files)

 
In-Service Training manual on Justice for Children for judges and prosecutors
A very comprehensive manual developed in Ethiopia, but generally applicable elsewhere, which contains a wealth of very practical exercises based on interactive methods.

 
Capacity building of NGOs
Both a training reporta and a step by step guide used in 2005 in Azerbaijan - easily replicable and inspiring.
 

Guidelines on Strengths of the child in conflict with the law and at risk

A simple but efficient reminder and checklist of how to focus on the strengths of the child and what are the different types of characteristics to assess, Serbia 2005
 

Promising intiative (Azerbaijan)
Legal aid, benefitting child offenders too
Promoting free of charge legal aid service for children in conflict with the law through the establishment of a Children’s Rights Legal Clinic model
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Promising intiative (Georgia)
Ensuring equal access to justice for the vulnerable
Making free legal aid service available for children in conflict with the law
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Good practice (Serbia)
Better behavior towards better community reintegration
Reduction of violence and anti-social behaviors in the Krusevac Correctional Institution through Behavior Management Programme and capacity-building
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Good practice (Serbia)
Children’s Chance for Change: legal reform
Adoption process of a comprehensive juvenile justice law based on restorative principles
 

Charting a new course: a blueprint for transforming juvenile justice in New York State, December 2009

A Report of Governor David Paterson’s Task Force on Transforming Juvenile Justice. This report is not only sharply criticizing the current JJ system in NY State, but it is also a State-of-the-Art JJ assessment and reform guidance document, well written, very well structured and beautifully laid out. A model.

 
Prove it! The need for quality research, documentation and statistics as evidence for advocacy and programming
A rough but inspiring and practical presentation on evidence-based Restorative Justice advocacy and programming.






 
 
 
   
 


UNICEF Regional Office for CEE/CIS, 2010
 
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