Will the space for mediation in juvenile offenders cases change? Cover Image

Czy zmieni się przestrzeń dla mediacji w sprawach nieletnich?
Will the space for mediation in juvenile offenders cases change?

Author(s): Beata Czarnecka-Dzialuk
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Civil Law, Public Law, Family and social welfare, Penal Policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: juvenile; mediation; restorative justice; law on rehabilitation and support for juveniles

Summary/Abstract: Victim-offender mediation in juvenile cases is rarely applied in Poland, in spite of the positive results it brings. Therefore, the prospects of it and barriers to it need to be analysed. Space for mediation can be determined by taking into account its legal framework, the existing policy towards juvenile offending, the acceptance of mediation by magistrates and by society as a whole, and the involvement of NGOs in the process. The article in particular analyses new regulations of mediation in the law on rehabilitation and support for juveniles, that – in contrary to what is contained in the substantiation of the law – seem not to encourage wider use of mediation.

  • Issue Year: 2/2022
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 1-16
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish