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Barrett, Susan, and N/A. "Pathways to Detention." Griffith University. School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2007. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20070824.112806.
Full textDenning, Rebecca, and n/a. "From Policy To Practice: A Study of the Queensland Youth Justice Service: Policy, Implementation and Outcomes for Young Offenders." Griffith University. School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2006. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20070112.120302.
Full textBrodie, Scott. "Changes in custody following the enactment of the Youth Criminal Justice Act /." Burnaby B.C. : Simon Fraser University, 2005. http://ir.lib.sfu.ca/handle/1892/2309.
Full textMcCowan, Joan. "Impact of the Young Offenders Act on dispositions in the juvenile justice system." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/5465.
Full textSturdy, Helen Janet. "Judicial interpretations of the Canadian 1984 Young Offenders Act." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29643.
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Jokani, Mkhuseli Christopher. "Innovations introduced into the South African criminal justice by the child justice Act 75 of 2008." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1571.
Full textMartin, Kieshia. "An Evaluation of Juvenile Lifers in Pennsylvania Pre and Post Act 33 of 1995." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5637.
Full textLynch, Nessa, and n/a. "The rights of the young person in the New Zealand youth justice family group conference." University of Otago. Faculty of Law, 2009. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20090728.105833.
Full textJackson, Matthew. "Gladue, Bugmy and ‘special treatment': Reconciling a proposal for sentencing law reform in Queensland with s.10 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2020. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/206179/1/Matthew_Jackson_Thesis.pdf.
Full textHervet, Andreia Filipa Martinho. "A (nova) lei tutelar educativa:análise crítica de magistrados." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/13304.
Full textA delinquência enquanto fenómeno, não só social mas também político, atualmente suscita preocupação nas comunidades, desencadeando uma reação formal por parte do Estado Português dando origem a uma intervenção, que pela via do Direito se aplica aos menores que cometem atos puníveis pela lei criminal e equiparados a crime cometidos por adultos. Na sequência de uma prática de cerca de 15 anos e quase outro tanto de apelos a mudanças legislativas a esse respeito, através da Lei n.º4/2015 de 15 de janeiro, procedeu-se à primeira alteração à Lei Tutelar Educativa (Lei n.º 166/99, de 14 de setembro), que enquadra a política perante a conduta de jovens com idade entre os 12 e 16 anos de facto qualificado pela lei como crime. Este estudo consiste em avaliar a alteração à Lei Tutelar Educativa, enquanto opção legislativa e tomada de posição em matéria de política criminal juvenil, através dos discursos dos/das magistrados/as do Ministério Público e magistrados/as judiciais, por se constituírem como os principais intervenientes na interpretação e aplicação da lei. Através de uma pesquisa qualitativa analítica, define-se por objetivo compreender a avaliação da lei do ponto de vista dos magistrados, considerando as seguintes dimensões: Dimensão Cognitiva da delinquência juvenil, Dimensão Estratégica, na avaliação das alterações mais significativas na LTE, e Práticas de Intervenção (Guerra, 2006), onde avaliam as diferenças e as continuidades na sequência da alteração legislativa.
The (Revised) Educational Guardianship Act: Critical Analysis from Magistrates point of view Delinquency as a phenomenon, not only social but also political, currently of concern in the community, triggering a formal reaction from the Portuguese State giving rise to an intervention, by way of law applies to minors who commit acts punishable by criminal law and treated as crime committed by adults. Following a practice of about 15 years and almost as much appeals to legislative changes in this respect by Law n. No. 4/2015 of 15 January, proceeded to the first amendment to the Educational Guardianship Act (Law n. No. 166/99 of 14 September), which falls within the policy before the conduct of young people aged between 12 and 16 years in fact qualified by law as a crime. This study is to evaluate the change to the Educational Guardianship Law, as a legislative option and taking position on juvenile criminal policy through the speeches of / the judiciary / the prosecutors and judges / judicial, for they constitute as the main stakeholders in interpreting and applying the law. Through an analytical qualitative research, defined by objective to understand the assessment of the law from the point of view of judges considering the following dimensions: cognitive dimension of juvenile delinquency, Strategic Dimension, the evaluation of the most significant changes in LTE, and Practices intervention (Guerra, 2006), which evaluate the differences and continuities following the legislative amendment.
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Gómez, Alejandra Padilla. "Hibridismos ato-autor e responsabilidade no sistema de justiça juvenil: reflexões desde os escritos de Michel Foucault sobre o direito." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2012. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/16992.
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From notions of criminal law by act and criminal law by author, we analysed some theoretical perspectives in the juvenile justice field, using it to articulate the concept of responsibility, which is associated with guilt, in a the legal field and crime theory. Some authors, who support a guarantor perspective, use this notion as a fundamental element to be included in juvenile justice system, which marks the passage from guardianship system to comprehensive integral protection paradigm. Protection system used as the main instrument of "irregular situation" condition, which enables the exercise of a criminal law by author. Integral Protection paradigm is based on the principles of the International Convention on the Rights of Childhood, offering adolescents, who infract, fundamental rights and guarantees which wasn t previously recognized, and according to them, consequently framed to justice under juvenile criminal law by act. In this study, we analysed how, beyond these distinctions, both legal frameworks of juvenile justice and its implementation, are part of a hybrid system, where we can find a coexistence of both models of criminal law by act and criminal law by author. Based on the role of law from Michel Foucault studies, we articulate the conditions of possibility of a criminal law by act with the regime of sovereignty. On the other hand, relate or direct criminal right from disciplinary mechanisms, Correctional Techniques, construction of the criminal, and pathologizing respective normalization techniques. And also, contemporary connotations from the techniques of biopower, which proposes new normalization forms supported by notions of danger and risk. Under these enunciations, we analysed the implication of risk and danger to liability, concluding that in our current political context such notions are articulated in the liability trial. Diagnosing it as dangerous collaborates in risk production strategies and functional mechanisms of biopolitics. We point important reflexions to be taken into account in relation to the subject, particularly in the case of adolescence
A partir das noções de direito penal de ato e de direito penal de autor são analisadas algumas perspectivas teóricas no campo da justiça juvenil, utilizando como conceito articulador a noção de responsabilidade, que é associada à culpabilidade, no âmbito jurídico, da teoria do delito. Alguns autores, a favor de uma perspectiva garantista, entendem a responsabilidade como elemento fundamental que marca a passagem do Sistema Tutelar ao paradigma Proteção Integral no sistema de justiça juvenil. O Sistema Tutelar que utilizou como principal instrumento a condição de "situação irregular", estaria mais articulado ao exercício de um direito penal de autor. Já no paradigma de Proteção Integral, baseado nos princípios da Convenção Internacional sobre os Direitos da Criança, em que os adolescentes autores de ato infracional gozam de direitos e garantias fundamentais, antigamente não reconhecidos, estaríamos mais próximos de um direito penal de ato. Analisamos como, para além destas distinções, tanto os marcos jurídicos da justiça juvenil, quanto a sua implementação, inscrevem-se num sistema híbrido, onde constatamos uma coexistência de ambos modelos do direito penal, de ato e de autor. Com base no papel do direito à luz dos escritos de Michel Foucault, articulamos as condições de possibilidade de um direito penal de ato com o regime de soberania. De outro lado, relacionamos o direito penal de autor aos mecanismos disciplinares, às técnicas penitenciárias, à construção do delinquente, sua patologizaçao e aos mecanismos de normalização. E suas conotações contemporâneas a partir das técnicas do biopoder, que propõem novas formas de normalização apoiadas em noções de periculosidade e risco. Com base nestas articulações analisamos as noções de risco e periculosidade concluindo que, em nosso contexto político atual tais noções são articuladas no juízo de responsabilidade. E os diagnósticos de periculosidade colaboram nas estratégias de produção de risco, funcionais aos mecanismos da biopolítica. Apontamos no final alguns cuidados levados em consideração no que diz respeito à temática, em particular no caso da adolescência
Borges, Lélia Moreira. "Adolescente em conflito com a lei: uma análise do direito à ampla defesa em Goiânia/Goiás." Universidade Federal de Goiás, 2017. http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/8806.
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This dissertation had as its objective verify whether the adolescents submitted to the institutionalization measures in Goiânia, Goiás – Brazil, were guaranteed their right to the adversarial principle and full defense in their trials. The empirical field of this investigation consisted of the analysis of cases filed between the periods of 2014 to 2016, and the observation of hearings carried out in the infractions court of Child and Youth Court of Goiânia, GO and interviews with public defenders. The Federal Constitution of 1988, the Child and Adolescent Statute, Criminal Code, Criminal Procedure and Civil Procedure Codes were used as the main legal references for this study. As theoretical support, Emílio G. Mendez, Pierre Bourdieu and Loïc Wacquant were also used. These references were useful in the understanding of the infraction persecution dynamics operationalized by the security and justice system of the State. As well as that, the understanding of the socio-juridical paradigm in force at each moment of history that justified the penalization of children and adolescents; the concept of field as a social space in competition, subject to internal disputes hierarchically established by the monopoly of the significance of such space, and the intensification of punitive actions by the State allow the perception of the permanence of the irregular situation paradigm in the professionals’ performances and judicial decisions. Decisions marked by inequality between institutions that operate in the juvenile criminal justice system, facing the recent entry of the public defense counsel, not yet totally structured, in the game of signification and legitimation of a trial that is preponderantly inquisitive. It brings loss to the exercise of full defense of the adolescents accused of acts of infraction. Evidence of a mismatch is noticed between the advances in the children’s and adolescents’ acquisition of rights and guarantees and the criminal control operationalized by the juvenile criminal justice system of Goiânia / GO.
Essa dissertação teve como objetivo verificar se os adolescentes submetidos à medida de internação em Goiânia/Goiás tiveram garantidos o direito ao contraditório e a ampla defesa nos seus julgamentos. O campo empírico desta investigação consistiu na análise de processos arquivados entre os períodos de 2014 a 2016, da observação de audiências realizadas na vara de atos infracionais do Juizado da Infância e Juventude de Goiânia/GO e de entrevistas aos defensores públicos. A Constituição Federal de 1988, Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente, Códigos Penal, de Processo Penal e de Processo Civil foram referência para este estudo. Como suportes teóricos foram utilizados, entre outros, Emílio G. Mendez, Pierre Bourdieu e Loïc Wacquant. Esses referenciais serviram de suporte para entender os diferentes paradigmas jurídicos que justificaram a aplicação de penalização de crianças e adolescentes no decorrer da história apresentados por Mendez: nas considerações para uma sociologia do campo jurídico deixadas por Pierre Bourdieu sobre a força do direito, enquanto instrumento de poder da reprodução social e, nas discussões apresentas por Wacquant acerca do controle social e do estado punitivo. Permitindo assim, perceber a permanência do paradigma da situação irregular na atuação dos profissionais e nas decisões judiciais; a desigualdade entre instituições que atuam no sistema de justiça penal juvenil, dada a recente entrada da Defensoria Pública ainda não totalmente estruturada, no jogo da significação e legitimação de um julgamento preponderantemente inquisitivo, ocasionando com isso, prejuízo ao exercício pleno da defesa dos(as) adolescentes acusados(as) de atos infracionais. Evidenciando um descompasso entre os avanços na conquista de direitos e garantias das crianças e adolescentes e o controle social operacionalizado pelo sistema de justiça penal juvenil de Goiânia/GO.
(13276966), Tania Brewer. "Policy analysis of the proposed juvenile justice act in the context of children's rights: Implications for children, families and education." Thesis, 1997. https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Policy_analysis_of_the_proposed_juvenile_justice_act_in_the_context_of_children_s_rights_Implications_for_children_families_and_education/20524539.
Full textAustralia ratified The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (The Convention) in December 1990. In ratifying The Convention, Australian Governments undertook to implement each of the Articles of The Convention by examining current legal statutes and changing those statutes which the government considered were not in the interests of children. The process of implementation is further complicated by the fact that despite having certain rights, some children also breach the law and consequently come under the legal jurisdiction of juvenile justice. The main focus of the present study is the interface between children's rights and the implementation of the juvenile justice process.
In order to examine the interface between children's rights and juvenile justice, a policy analysis was undertaken which was specifically pertinent to the Queensland system and which compared the government's responsibilities under The Convention together with the proposed changes to the Juvenile Justice Act in Queensland. These proposed changes were analyzed for the implications which they had for the children themselves, the children's parents and the children's education.
McIntyre, Elise. "“I wanted to act like my dad”: Redefining a future out of transgenerational trauma and juvenile custodial care." Thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1440251.
Full textPurpose: Reportedly, up to 92% of young people in custody worldwide have experienced some form of abuse or other adverse childhood traumatic experiences. Despite these bleak findings, family and childhood traumatic experiences have been linked to individuals experiencing both positive as well as negative outcomes. Method: Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, this idiographic study sought positive and negative interpretations from seven males aged 18 to 21 years currently serving a custodial order at a Youth Justice Centre in Australia, who grew up with family trauma. Results: One superordinate theme, Transgenerational trauma: a curse and a possibility for growth; overarched four subordinate themes. Interpretative themes evoked the tragedy of youth incarceration, often a consequence of daily lives of anticipatory trauma and betrayal trauma in childhood for these participants, where unsafety, fear, and neglect permeated transgenerational patterns of trauma. Adolescent disregard, anger, and resentment toward authority was protective against childhood fear, guilt, and shame associated with childhood trauma. Ironically, incarceration provided opportunities to reflect on new ways of being in the world facilitating transformation of self-regard. Engaging in therapeutic unravelling of patterns of transgenerational trauma, these participants mused on letting go of anger, a determination to be a better parent, and acknowledged a need to break family cycle, rejecting addiction, poor choices, and child abuse in the next generation. Conclusion: New insight into the formation of pathways that perpetuate transgenerational trauma provided these participants opportunities for personal reconciliation and posttraumatic growth. Future trials of posttraumatic growth strategies in juvenile rehabilitation programs is recommended.
Sader, Josette. "Maltreatment and Juvenile Delinquency Among Crossover Youth." Thèse, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/15847.
Full textObjective. Crossover youth are defined as youth who are both victims of maltreatment and juvenile offenders. The objective of this thesis to shed light on the associations between the parameters of maltreatment (i.e., recurrence, subtypes and variety) and the parameters of juvenile delinquency (i.e., precocity, volume, variety, average severity and presence of subtypes) experienced by crossover youth. Methods. The data source is comprised of official records for the population of Quebec male and female adolescents that pled guilty or were convicted of a crime between January 1st 2005 and December 31st 2010. First, descriptive statistics are utilized to draw a portrait of crossover youth in Quebec. Second, multivariable analyses are used to determine whether the parameters of maltreatment predict different dimensions of delinquency and to examine possible sex differences. Findings. Crossover youth demonstrate more serious delinquency than non-maltreated offenders and differential exposure to maltreatment is linked to heterogeneous parameters of juvenile delinquency. The recurrence of maltreatment emerges as an important predictor of the parameters of subsequent offending. Moreover, maltreated boys demonstrated more problematic indicators of juvenile delinquency than maltreated girls. Implications. Interventions within the youth protection and juvenile justice systems should be tailored in order to identify youth at-risk for serious delinquency, to target specific dimensions of maltreatment and to potentially hamper their link to subsequent offending. Intervention should be privileged for victims of multiple incidents of maltreatment and for maltreated boys.
Martire, Romilda. "An exploration of the cases referred to victim-offender mediation within the framework of the juvenile justice system." Thèse, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/11476.
Full textThis thesis provides an in-depth look at the cases of young offenders referred to Trajet, an organisme de justice alternative (OJA) in Montreal, for victim-offender mediation. More specifically, the objectives of this thesis are to describe the characteristics of these cases, to examine their relationship with participation in mediation and outcome, and to compare these same elements under the laws and processes in effect during the study time period (Young Offenders Act versus Youth Criminal Justice Act and Entente cadre). Quantitative research methods were used to analyse the cases referred to Trajet over a ten-year period (1999-2009). Descriptive analyses helped to determine how the cases resembled or distinguished themselves from those referred to other mediation programs. Bivariate analyses revealed that offender age, offender gender, offence number, victim number, victim type, victim age, victim gender and case referral delay were significantly correlated with participation in mediation. Logistic regression showed that offender age, victim number and referral delay were significant predictors of victim-offender participation in mediation. Unfortunately, it was not possible to explore characteristics related to mediation outcome through bivariate and multivariate analyses due to the small proportion of cases in which the outcome was unsuccessful. Significant differences were found in cases referred to victim-offender mediation after the implementation of the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the Entente Cadre regarding offence type, offence number, referral for prior offending, victim age, referral delay, reasons for which mediation did not occur, restitution terms and, more specifically, financial restitution. Participation in victim-offender mediation also differed significantly in that participation was more likely following the implementation of the YCJA/Entente Cadre. Partial correlations revealed that different case characteristics were associated with participation under the YOA and the YCJA/Entente cadre. Only one characteristic was significantly correlated with participation regardless of the law and processes in effect: victim gender. This in-depth look at the cases referred to Trajet for victim-offender mediation resulted in a better understanding of victim-offender mediation practice and of the impact of the YCJA/Entente cadre. However, because the sample of cases used was not representative, the results of this study cannot be generalised to the cases referred to all of Quebec’s OJAs for victim-offender mediation.
Cassim, Fawzia. "Sentencing the juvenile accused." Diss., 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16357.
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LL.M. (Law)
Heikkila, Karina Elizabeth. "Could s 17 of the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (Qld) represent a Derridean justice-based approach to animal protections?" Thesis, 2018. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/36758/.
Full textHYKOVÁ, Kateřina. "Význam Probační a mediační služby ČR v kontextu zákona o soudnictví ve věcech mládeže." Doctoral thesis, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-48451.
Full textBudayová, Lucie. "Sankcionování mladistvých - srovnávací studie." Doctoral thesis, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-408204.
Full textLinteau, Isabelle. "La détermination de la peine dans le système de justice des mineurs : comprendre les dilemmes éthiques vécus par les acteurs judiciaires et leur résolution." Thèse, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/20759.
Full textFaubert, Camille. "L'utilisation du pouvoir discrétionnaire des policiers dans le cadre de la Loi sur le système de justice pénale pour les adolescents (LSJPA)." Thèse, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/11472.
Full textSince April 3rd 2003, the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) provides police officers with new tools to divert canadian juvenile offenders. Specifically, police officers can officially impose extrajudicial measures to juvenile delinquents instead of handing them directly to the justice system. The current study seeks to determine which characteristics of the offenders and circumstances of the offences significantly impact the decisions of officers to divert cases instead of sending them to the formal justice system. The results are based on three samples of juvenile offence participations recorded by a Canadian police force between 2003 and 2010: the first composed of violent offences (n= 3,482), the second, of proprety offences (n= 8,230) and the third, of other offences (n= 1,974). Multilevel logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine which factors - for example, gender, age, and criminal record of the offender as well as location in time and space of the offence - have a significant impact on police decision-making for each category of offence. Although some factors have similar significant impacts regardless of offence type, others have a differential influence depending on the type of crime that was committed.
Paul, Andrew. "The implementation of the 1997 white paper for social welfare with specific reference to children in conflict with the law: a case study of the Mangaung One Stop Child Justice Centre." Thesis, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_4992_1391164061.
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Whilst policy formulation has been extensively studied and theorised in the literature, far less attention has been paid until fairly recently to the issue of policy implementation. For a long time it was more or less assumed that once policy was formulated, implementation was a relatively straightforward administrative matter. In the past twenty or thirty years, however, public administration scholars (such as Pressman and Wildavsky and, in the South African context, Brynard and de Coning) have devoted more attention to unravelling the complexities of policy implementation. The current study intends to apply these more theoretical approaches to an analysis of the implementation of the 1997 White Paper for Social Welfare with particular respect to children in conflict with the law, focusing specifically on the One Stop Child Justice Centre in Mangaung, Bloemfontein. Welfare Service in South Africa before 1994 had a racial bias with services mostly unavailable to the majority of the citizens of the country. The 1997 White Paper for Social Welfare, based on a developmental approach to social welfare, was designed to take the country in a new and inclusive direction. In line with South Africa&rsquo
s 1996 ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as other international instruments, Section 4 of Chapter 8 of the White Paper focuses on crime prevention through development and restorative justice, and recommends diversion wherever possible in the case of juveniles. With respect to Juvenile justice, this section of the White Paper makes provision for the establishment of One Stop Child Justice Centres, where a variety of services, from Social Development, the Department of Justice, the South African Police Services, Correctional Services, and the NPA, would be available to clients under one roof. All of these role players, it was envisaged, would operate as a multi-disciplinary team to achieve the objectives of the White Paper with respect to developmental and restorative forms of justice. The Centre at Mangaung is one of only a few centres to have been established as yet in South Africa. Although focusing in particular on the implementation of the 1997 White Paper, the study is also informed by other policy and legislative measures with respect to juvenile justice, in particular the Child Justice Bill of 2002 (now the Child Justice Act of 2008) and the Probation Services Amendment Act of 2002. It is generally accepted by the Government and its critics alike that the policy scene in South Africa in the period since 1994 has been characterized by good policies but poor execution. This is, however, a relatively untested hypothesis and needs further investigation. In the light of this, it is anticipated, that the present study will make a contribution to the literature on policy implementation in South Africa, as well as providing useful insights and lessons that can inform general government policy in this regard, and policy with respect to juvenile justice in particular. Within the general context of the 1997 White Paper for Social Welfare and the Department of Social Development&rsquo
s Integrated Service Delivery Model, and the specific context of the Mangaung One Stop Child Justice Centre, the overall purpose of the study is to scrutinize the apparent discontinuity between policy design on the one hand and policy implementation on the other. More specifically, though, the objectives of the study are: (i) to examine the content of the 1997 White Paper for Social Welfare in general and more specifically the section on children in conflict with the law, (ii) to provide a historical overview of the delivery of services to youth in conflict with the law prior to the first democratic elections (1994) in South Africa, (iii) to examine what the concept of &lsquo
integrated service delivery&rsquo
means to the different role-players at the One Stop Child Justice Centre, (iv) to examine the existing resources (human, financial and other) for successful implementation of the policy,(v) to examine whether there are procedures in place to encourage co-operation among stakeholders at the One Stop Child Justice Centre, (vi) to examine the successes, challenges and opportunities presented by the implementation of this policy at the One Stop Child Justice Centre and, (vii) to identify gaps between policy and implementation and make recommendations towards more successful implementation. Detailed semi-structured interviews were conducted with the Centre Manager and senior representatives of all the services involved (Social Development, the SAPS, Magistrates, the Probation Service, and Prosecutors). The interview questions focus mainly on implementation issues and challenges, but also gather information on the knowledge of the interviewees on the content of the policy. In addition, in order to validate and compare the data collected from these respondents, semi-structured interviews were held with six parents/guardians of children in conflict with the law who had been serviced by the centre. Official documents of the centre, such as annual reports, were also consulted for purposes of triangulation. Detailed transcripts will be made of all the interviews. In analysing the data, use was made in particular of the 5C Protocol advocated by Brynard and De Coning (2006) in their study of policy implementation in South Africa. The five C&rsquo
s include the Content of the policy, the Context in which the policy is implemented, Commitment from those implementing the policy, the role of Clients and Coalitions, and the Capacity of those tasked with implementing the policy. In addition other C&rsquo
s which have an impact on policy implementation (such as communication, co-ordination, and change management) will also be considered. Confidentiality of data gathered and anonymity of respondents were ensured by not requiring any personal details from the survey instruments. The sole purpose of using the data gathered for research was communicated to the respondents on the front page of the survey instruments. The choice of also not answering questions raised was respected.
Caron-Paquin, Azinatya. "Le système de justice pénale pour adolescents et les droits internationaux de l’enfant : obligations du Canada et jeunes racialisés." Thèse, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/18627.
Full textAccording to Children’s international rights, the youth criminal justice system should be adapted to minors and address their special needs. However, this thesis examines the extend to which Canada does not fulfill its international obligations regarding international children’s rights in juvenile justice. Violation of these rights induce the infrigement of internationally recognized fundamental protections against racial discrimination. In order to analyse the consequences for racialized youth of such violation of international rights, the author applies a critical race theoretical frame. This thesis compares the Canadian Youth criminal justice Act (YCJA) with international human rights emanating from ratified treaties and other international agreements. The evaluation is divided among four themes : the emphasis of the present act on the repressive justice model, the impeded access to extrajudicial measures and sanctions, the abusive use of detention, and the transfer to adult court. Each of these four themes address questions of racial discrimination as lived by Aboriginal youth and visible minorities.
Berg, Sonja. "Child diversion programme minimum standard compliance in the Western Cape : an explorative study." Diss., 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10347.
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Criminology and Security Science
M.A. (Criminology)
Spandiel, Yvonne. "Social workers’ perceptions of their roles and responsibilities in working with children sentenced to compulsory residence." Diss., 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26990.
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M.A. (Social Science, Social Work)