APPLICATION OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TO JUVENILES IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW - BENEFITS OF ALTERNATIVE MEASURES Cover Image

ПРИМЈЕНА РЕСТОРАТИВНЕ ПРАВДЕ ПРЕМА МАЛОЉЕТНИЦИМА У СУКОБУ СА ЗАКОНОМ – ДОБРОБИТИ АЛТЕРНАТИВНИХ МЈЕРА
APPLICATION OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TO JUVENILES IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW - BENEFITS OF ALTERNATIVE MEASURES

Author(s): Miomira P. Kostić, Marina M. Simović
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Бањој Луци
Keywords: juvenile judiciary; restorative justice; diversionary models; alternative criminal sanctions;

Summary/Abstract: In the field of juvenile judiciary, there were significant changes in the second half of the 20th century, which are ongoing. These changes were particularly related to the criminal law response of the state to the delinquency of juveniles by combining two models, the “protective” and the “fairness model”. The application of diversionary models and alternative sanctions has been established in international documents, which is accepted at the national level in some countries. Thus, in modern systems of juvenile judiciary, the essence of responding to juvenile delinquency is based on encouraging minors to change their behavior, on developing a sense of personal responsibility for their actions and their impact on others, including in certain cases the victim/damaged person in the process of implementing the measure, on constructive resolution within the community, avoiding the involvement of the formal court system and avoiding punishment, whenever possible.

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