Juvenile Justice Indicators

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Summary: These indicators were developed by UNICEF, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention and other members of the Inter-Agency Panel on Juvenile Justice

A set of 15 Juvenile Justice Indicators have been developed by UNICEF, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and other members of the Inter-Agency Panel on Juvenile Justice to increase visibility and protection for children in conflict with the law. These indicators have been developed as a global baseline definition to monitor progress towards international standards and for advocacy purposes; to increase protection of children in conflict with the law by engaging local actors in information collection and preventing children from ‘slipping through the net’; and to introduce accountability by reviewing policy, programmes and practice nationally and regionally.

Quantitative indicators

1. Children in conflict with the law
Number of children arrested during a 12 month period per 100,000 child population

2. Children in detention (CORE)
Number of children in detention per 100,000 child population

3. Children in pre-sentence detention (CORE)
Number of children in pre-sentence detention per 100,000 child population

4. Duration of pre-sentence detention
Time spent in detention by children before sentencing

5. Duration of sentenced detention
Time spent in detention by children after sentencing

6. Child deaths in detention
Number of child deaths in detention during a 12 month period, per 1,000 children detained

7. Separation from adults
Percentage of children in detention not wholly separated from adults

8. Contact with parents and family
Percentage of children in detention who have been visited by, or visited, parents, guardian or an adult family member in the last three months

9. Custodial sentencing (CORE)
Percentage of children sentenced receiving a custodial sentence

10. Pre-sentence diversion (CORE)
Percentage of children diverted or sentenced who enter a pre-sentence diversion scheme

11. Aftercare
Percentage of children released from detention receiving aftercare

Policy indicators

12. Regular independent inspections

  • Existence of a system guaranteeing regular independent inspection of places of detention
     Percentage of places of detention that have received an independent inspection visit in the last 12 months

13. Complaints mechanism

  • Existence of a complaints mechanism for children in detention
  • Percentage of places of detention operating a complaints system
     

14. Specialised juvenile justice system (CORE)
existence of a specialised juvenile justice system

15. Prevention
Existence of a national plan for the prevention of child involvement in crime

A full report on these indicators will be launched shortly. In the meantime, for further information, contact UNICEF, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention or the Inter-Agency Panel on Juvenile Justice

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