New ways of dealing with juvenile delinquency.A new Recommendation from the Council of Europe

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Summary: Communication submitted in the First
International Conference of Juvenile
Justice "Juvenile Justice and the Prevention of
Juvenile Delinquency in a Globalized World".
Salamanca 2004.
On 24 September 2003 the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
adopted a recommendation on new ways of dealing with juvenile
delinquency (Recommendation Rec(2003)20). This recommendation
succeeds an earlier recommendation from 1987 (Recommendation No. R
(87) 20).

The reason for producing a new recommendation was twofold. First of all
there were concerns about levels of juvenile crime and the increased use
of violence in particular. This may require new answers and new policies.
Secondly, the Council of Europe has grown rapidly over the last decade.
The Council of Europe now counts 45 member states. The new member
states all come from Central and Eastern Europe. They are confronted with
similar problems as Western European countries, but also have to deal
with specific problems related to their own domestic situation. It was
believed not only that Recommendation No. R (87) 20 in some respects
was a little out of date, but also that it would not cover sufficiently the
needs and specific situations and problems of the new member states.
Owner: Peter H. van der Laan pdf: www.oijj.org/doc/documental_1187_en.pdf

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Article 40: Administration of juvenile justice
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http://www.oijj.org/doc/documental_1187_en.pdf

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