Juvenile delinquency: Stricter penalties aren’t the one answer – 2024-05-22 01:37:10

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2024-05-22 01:37:10

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The scale of the phenomenon of juvenile delinquency and the dearth of implementation of an built-in plan to take care of it have been highlighted by the convention organized by the Bar Associations of Ioannina and Thesprotia in relation to the amendments to the legal code and the Code of Prison Process.

The ever-increasing juvenile delinquency and the each day instances of college and fan violence have been the explanation for dedicating a separate part to the difficulty of juvenile delinquency, which is handled extra strictly after the newest adjustments, with this tightening, nonetheless, not it’s thought of able to offering options to the issue, as a typical perception is that the burden ought to fall on the a part of prevention.
Based mostly on the newest modification, the age restrict for attributing legal accountability to juvenile offenders was lowered by 2 years. Till just lately, the actions of these beneath the age of 12 didn’t concern the legal courts however solely the social welfare providers. The Ministry of Justice has determined to “decrease” the age restrict to 10 years in order that the minor perpetrators are additionally confronted with legal duties. The measure was deemed crucial as, in latest months, juvenile delinquency has run rampant, with terrifying instances of assaults by even 10-year-olds on their friends. Nevertheless, the age restrict, at which a minor will be capable to be confined to a particular detention heart, remained the identical, i.e. the age of 15.
There may be additionally a tightening when it comes to the imposition of sentences, because the instances of crimes are increasing, for which a juvenile offender over 15 years of age will be detained in a penitentiary. This growth considerations, respectively, the potential for non permanent detention, since article 287 of the Code of Prison Process instantly refers back to the legal acts of the (amended) article 127 of the Prison Code. The above will be utilized in instances of distinguished thefts of a felony nature (e.g. theft or thefts dedicated by two or extra minors who’ve joined for this objective). Accordingly, confinement of a minor in a penitentiary could now to happen within the case of a minor’s guilt for drug trafficking, an act that constitutes a felony, however has been judged to be directed towards the authorized good of public well being and never life or bodily integrity, and due to this fact till at the moment couldn’t result in the confinement of a minor in reservation retailer.
Nevertheless, even for the people who find themselves known as upon to implement justice, the issue is just not the tightening of penalties. “The regulation exists. However what occurs in apply?”, was the query posed by the District Lawyer of Ioannina Spyridoula Stavrati, who additionally performs the duties of Juvenile Prosecutor. Mrs. Stavrati shared her expertise of the instances that attain the courts, emphasizing the necessity to intervene with mother and father on the degree of counseling, with out in fact arguing that this alone is sufficient, as there are instances the place mother and father are both detached or cowl up and reinforce delinquent behaviors of their kids. In accordance with her, recognizing the issue additionally constitutes its answer. “Now we have to have a look at the issue head on and cease it,” he emphasised.
The widespread level of those that have been positioned was that it’s a multifaceted drawback and accordingly its therapy should be multifaceted.
“It’s a multidimensional phenomenon that wants particular therapy, for that reason a double therapy is required, repressive and counseling. Justice should cooperate with social businesses and fogeys. Sadly, the final two components of this operate are far aside. Within the Municipalities, other than their social providers, there aren’t any particular constructions. Solely three municipalities in your entire nation have particular infrastructure. However even the place parental care weakens or disappears, there isn’t a counseling to fill this hole, since Parenting Colleges not exist”, added the Prosecutor of Major Ioannina.
“The issue of juvenile delinquency is a posh drawback, which might typically be successfully handled by bringing and detaining a minor, however it doesn’t at all times work,” identified the social employee Theodora Horeva, consultant of the Juvenile Chamber, saying that every case is totally different . “Youth delinquency is a cry”, he added, noting that for that reason emphasis must be positioned on counseling and fewer maybe on controlling it. The psychiatrist on the Neighborhood Psychological Well being Heart for Kids and Adolescents, Nikolaos Tziakis, adopted the identical line, who discovered, paraphrasing M. Hatzidakis, that we should “cease feeding the monster, as a result of it’s going to begin screaming”. After all, he didn’t fail to level out that the Neighborhood Heart for Psychological Well being of Kids and Adolescents, which carries the burden on the native degree, is staffed with solely 4 youngster psychiatrists who cowl Epirus and Corfu.
Lastly, the pinnacle of the Juvenile Safety Workplace, police officer B’ Christina Rizou, testified fascinating info concerning the dimensions of the issue.
In April 2023, juvenile victims within the space have been zero whereas there have been six juvenile offenders for the offenses of theft and fan violence. In April 2024, we have now 5 juvenile victims in violent incidents and 12 juvenile offenders for the offenses of bodily hurt and assaulting law enforcement officials.

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