Dealing with Juvenile Offenders in the Criminal Justice System

  • Jörg-Martin Jehle
  • Christopher Lewis
  • Piotr Sobota
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Abstract

The treatment of juveniles within the criminal justice systems is a matter of great variety in the 11 European countries studied comparatively. The study focuses on the age of criminal responsibility, ways to divert juvenile offenders from the criminal justice system or avoid criminal justice responses to them, juvenile proceedings and special reactions and sanctions. In spite of different approaches there is a common trend towards preventing juvenile offenders from being treated by criminal courts and being sentenced to criminal sanctions.

Keywords

Criminal responsibility Diversion European comparison Juvenile offenders Juvenile proceedings Sanctions 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jörg-Martin Jehle
    • 1
  • Christopher Lewis
    • 2
  • Piotr Sobota
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of CriminologyInstitute for Criminal Law and Justice at the Law Faculty of the University of GöttingenGöttingenGermany
  2. 2.Institute of Criminal Justice StudiesPortsmouth University, University HousePortsmouthUK
  3. 3.Office of the Commissioner for Civil Rights ProtectionPenal Law DivisionWarsawPoland

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