Dr. Tapio Lappi-Seppälä. Director General of the National Research Institute of Legal Policy. Finland
Mr. Lappi-Seppala, analyses the juvenile justice system in Finland as well as the situation of minors deprived of liberty in the same country. Throughout an exhausting presentation of the reform process for the minor criminal situation in Finland, Tapio gave a clear explanation of the evolution and development of the structure and context of the minor wellbeing, together with the progresses on the institutional level in Finland.
IJJO Interview - Mrs. Barbara Stando-Kawecka. Department of the Penitentiary Law and Policy. University of Cracow. Poland.
Ms. Stando-Kawecka presents the current situation of juvenile justice, the legal frame and the measures and strategies that foster a positive insertion of the child in Poland. Barbara highlights the importance and the need to prevent juvenile delinquency in a preventive and integrating approach of the child in Poland and she examines current trends in regard to juvenile delinquency in Poland.
Ms. Angelika Pitsela. Faculty of Law, Economic and Political Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Greece.
Mrs. Pitsela, associate professor of Criminology at the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology of the School of Law, analyses and presents the juvenile justice system in Greece, and its situation in relation to the consequences of the current socioeconomic crisis in this country. Regarding the reform of juvenile criminal legislation in Greece, Angelika explains some of the changes that have been brought in by this law, among others, an increase in non-custodial educational measures.
Mr. Fasihuddin. Founder of Pakistan Society of Criminology and Editor-in-Chief of Pakistan Journal of Criminology. Pakistan
In this interview, Mr Fasihuddin analyses the juvenile-justice system in Pakistan and the process of reforming and developing the country's legal context regarding minors. The phenomenon of legal minor’s homogenization on a territorial level means an improvement in minors' rights and protection in Pakistan.
Mr. Francisco Romero Blasco, Department of Justice of the Generalitat of Cataluña. Spain
Mr. Francisco Romero Blasco describes and tells in an exhaustive way about the current situation on child-parent violence in Spain. The family models, national policies and the minor’s disruptive behaviour profile are some of the essential elements highlighted in the thematic IJJO Interview.
Mrs. Mila Jelavic, Ombudsman for children in the Republic of Croatia
Mila Jelavic, Ombudsman for children in the Republic of Croatia, talks about the situation of juvenile delinquency in Croatia and emphasizes on the need to develop preventive policies which promote a decrease of delinquent acts committed by minor offenders.
Mrs. Jelavic analyses the development of integrated educational strategies and policies mainly to allow protecting children in the context of the post-war.
Mr. Jean Schmitz Delegate for the Foundation Terre des Hommes Lausanne. Peru
Mr. Jean Schmitz delegate for the Foundation Terre des Hommes Lausanne in Peru and the Regional Technical Advisor in Juvenile Justice for Latin America and the Caribbean describes and analyses the situation of restorative juvenile justice in Latin America. Some of the main elements pointed out by Mr. Schmitz are going into the restorative juvenile justice methodology and instruments in depth and evaluate the victim’s situation in restorative juvenile justice as well as the need to protect him and repair the damage.
Mr. David O’Mahony. Professor in Law. Durham University. England
Mr. David O’Mahony, Professor in Law at Durham University in England, presents and analyses the context of restorative justice in Europe.
Mr. O’Mahony defines and describes the current situation of restorative justice in Europe, its evolution and progress as well as the long term advantages in contrast with a traditional criminal system.
Dr. Eduardo Rezende Melo. Brazilian Association of Child Protection and Juvenile Judges. Brasil
Eduardo Rezende Melo, President of The Brazilian Association of Child Protection and Juvenile Judges, District Attorneys and Public Defenders talks about the current situation of the juvenile justice system in Brazil.
Mr. Rezende analyses the importance of legal assistance for minors in conflict with the law and the current intervention proceedings with minor offenders in Brazil.
Erika Varadi presents the situation and current youth justice system in Hungary. Mrs. Varadi. Criminology Professor at the Sciences Institute Criminals, Criminal Law and Criminology Department of the Miskolc University in Hungary, analyses the evolution of the current youth delinquency prevention system in Hungary. Reintegration of youth who are in conflict with the law is one of the main objectives of the programs and instruments which are focused in youth crime prevention in such country.
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