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Youth Criminality

Youth Criminality. Misbehavior Contact with justice Children in danger. Definition:. In Finland the criminal liability begins at the age of 15 years. A young offender at the time of the offence, therefore, is at least a 15-year-old, but under the age of 21 years.

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Youth Criminality

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  1. YouthCriminality Misbehavior Contact with justice Children in danger

  2. Definition: • In Finland the criminal liability begins at the age of 15 years. • A young offender at the time of the offence, therefore, is at least a 15-year-old, but under the age of 21 years. • Less than a 15-year-old offender might go unpunished, but he is obliged to pay the damages. Laws: • YouthLaw 2006/72. • Law on young offenders 2004/1196 • Criminallaw 1889/39

  3. Contact with justice YouthPenalty • Canbesentenced to a term of youth at the age of 15-17-a criminaloffencecommittedby a young person, if the penalty is consideredinadequate as punishment to betoostrict and unconditionalimprisonment. • Canlastfourmonths to oneyear • Youthpenaltyconsists of monitoring, the performance of the tasks of the social benefits and labour marketprogrammes as well as in the work of the study. • The criminalpenalty, as defined in cooperationwith the youthsentence the younginstitution, hisguardians and social workers. • The courtdoescondemning the decision of the youthsentence.

  4. The content and execution of youthpenalty • Under the supervision of the juvenilepunishmentconsists of the control of appointments, tasks, and the workprogrammes as well as to work and study. • The content of an individual is defined as a deadline set by the Court of justice the youth as part of the sentence. • the timetabledrawnup to a maximum of eighthours per week.

  5. Control • Administratorkeytasksaresupporting and motivatingyoungpeople to control, as well as the young, caring for the young to servehissentence in accordancewith the terms and conditions. • Monitoring the situation of the young life meetingsdealwith General and specificissuesrelating to the crimes of the young.

  6. Tasks and programs The work of the labour market and becomingfamiliarwith the • For example, trainingopportunities in employmentmayconsist of determining, followingapplications for, or the place of work to study the rules of the gamethrough the fermentation of the supervisor. Motivatingdiscussions • Before the criminalconversationscanbemotivateddiscussions, whichincludefivetheme. 1) The problemwithdealingwithoffencesrelated to the young person identification and 2) dowant to change 3) and need to change 4) In addition, the readiness of youngpeople to decide on the change 5) discusses the plan for itsimplementation.

  7. CriminalConversations • Discussions on the crime of a young and hislovedonesattitude to weigh the consequences of crimes and offences, searching for alternatives. • In addition to looking at the use of the substance in contactwith the crimes. • Discussionswillalsoaddress the broaderproblem of criminalsituations and learn the basics of the solution to the problem, as well as ownopinionexpressedbyotherswithoutprejudice. The development of social skills • The basics of the youngaccording to need and practicing social skills, such as helpingothers, demonstratingempathy, orresponding to pressurefrom the group.

  8. Discussions on managinganger • Section, youwilllearnhow to identify the development of anger and takingcontrol of theirownbehavior, as well as reflecting on the consequences of the aggressivebehaviour. TransportationConversations • Firstmapped in on transport theme for trafficoffenses. • On the causes of crime as well as to deepen the discussions on trafficsafetyinformation and ponder of alternativeapproaches.

  9. SubstanceAbuseTalks • Theycanbecarried out in accordancewith the discussionsdescribedabove, usersstudyingsubstanceabuserelated to the use of the identification of the problem, the youngwant and need a change, a change in the willingness to carry out the plan and decides to change. • Alternatively, the data mayinclude the addition of drugabstinentdiscussions and variousaspects of the use of the possibilities of treatment, reflection, risksituations as well as the linkbetween the crime and the use of the substance. SocietySection • Issuesareliabilities, working, studying, legalsecurity, basicservices, the military and civilservants, as well as living in the Finnish culture. • The solution to the problem, the method is applied to the model, which is a criminallearned in the pastdiscussions.

  10. Violation of the terms and conditions of youthpenalty • The Courtshall set the youthsentence as defined. • Responsibilitiesincludeliaisingwith the youngvsupervisor • The use of criminalpenalties for the younginstitutioncontrolledbysubstanceabuse. • The criminalpenalty, as definedtermsorbodymayissue to the violation of the provisionsbased on the youngoralorwrittencomment. • The institution of the criminalsanctionsmustbeassessedby the Court of Justice of the juvenile, if the young person doesnotstart to run the youthsentence, to leaveit in the middleornotlistening the warnings.

  11. The purpose of the law • On child protection child protection is intended to safeguard the child's right to a safe environment, balanced growth and development, as well as special protection. • The law defines child protection and the promotion of the welfare of children and young people broadly related activities to prevent the need for and the actual preventive child protection child protection will be offered help and support to prevent the emergence of problems early enough, or worsening. An important role in the implementation of the prevention units, day care and school. • Responsibility for the welfare of the child is primarily a children's parents and guardians. • Its purpose is to safeguard the welfare of the child and the child's balanced development in accordance with the wishes and the needs of the individual.

  12. The tasks of child protection • What kind of child's everyday environments are • Day care and early education services, school, hobby and leisure activity, or other entities affecting a lot of child development, along with their parents. • Child protection is not alone in the authority of the child protection activity, but should also be seen as a matter that touches the other authorities and the citizens.

  13. Child protection has three basic functions: ¤ children's growth conditions ¤ General advocacy and parent support educational task ¤ the actual task of the protection of children.

  14. Preventivechildprotection • The child protection to promote and safeguard children's and young people's growth, development and well-being, as well as support for parenting. • Prevention of child protection is support and special assistance when the child or the family does not have child protection as a customer. • The need for child protection, child and family circumstances can be reduced by detecting early care and education of children and young people-related problem situations as well as the provision of support to the families of the early basic services to deal with already. • Professionals working with children and young people in work is required to make a child welfare report, when detects issues or may not know as a result of which the child's need for child protection has to be cleared.

  15. CommunityCare • Communitycaresupportmeasuresare the primary to such as beingtaken into custody and/ orfostercare. • Support actions are intended to promote and support the positive development of the child. • Support measures need to be taken if: • growing conditions endanger the security or development of the child's health or not 2) If a child in his own behaviour endangers his health or development.

  16. Urgentinvestment • The urgent need for an investment can occur, for example, when the conditions of the shortcomings of the child care home or immediate danger to the health or development of the child or, when the child's parents are temporarily unable to take care of their child. • There is no way for the conditions of an investment, if the child's placement may be in such a situation to take care of, for example, by using the assistance ambulant. • The child can be arranged in the ambulant assistance and investment crisis in the family, family or child home, with the person nearby the child.

  17. Taken into custody • Is the last place child protection work tool to secure the child's growth and development. • Taken into custody and foster care only resorting to such care: ¤ the conditions in child’s home, or the child's own behaviour are threatening to seriously undermine the child's health or development ¤ if community care supports have not been possible, suitable or they have proved to be insufficient to

  18. The situations when child is being taken into custody, the issue will be negotiated closely with parents or legal guardians of the child, and his parents. • From the point of view of the child, shall ensure that the foster care is the option that best secures the child's development. Like all child protection work, including the take into custody to good cooperation with the family. • However, you can take the custody and the organisation of a foster care only if: ¤ the child's best interests is not ambulant operations in support of the implementation of care appropriate or possible, ¤ or if they are proved to be insufficient to foster care is estimated to be in the best interests of the child.

  19. Fostercare • the organisation of care and education of the child outside the home • Is to ensure the child's welfare and the balanced development of the child according to the individual needs and wishes. • The child's foster care can be arranged in family care, hospital treatment or to other needs of the child. • Investing in the municipality is responsible for ensuring that the substitute care is in line with the need of the child.

  20. Aftercare • After care is designed to make it easier for a child or young person to evolve into foster care, or make it easier for young people to become more independent. • After care services are built according to an individual child or young person is always necessary and planned in collaboration with the authorities. Arranging adequate income and housing are basic conditions for survival. • It is the task of the social worker responsible for the child, together with the child or young person and the young person with his network to build responsive and supportive services in the best possible way, which will be posted after the maintenance plan.

  21. The duty to organize the after care will take care the young untill he/ she will care for 21 years, or five years after the date when the end of the last child protection as a customer. • Becoming to intepend young people, will not be left without support after this • > social worker comes to control and, if necessary, to put him to use other organised by the General Services, support actions and benefit systems.

  22. Sources: • Elonheimo, H. 2010. Nuorisorikollisuuden esiintyvyys, taustatekijät ja sovittelu. Turun yliopistonjulkaisuja. • Ellonen, N. 2012. Lasten ja aikuisten välisten ristiriitojen ratkaiseminen perheissä. Poliisiammattikorkeakoulun raportteja 103. 24-28. • Harrikari, T. 2008. Riskillä merkityt – Lapset ja nuoret huolen ja puuttumisen politiikassa. Nuorisotutkimusseura julkaisuja 87.Helsinki: Hakapaino Oy • Laine, M. 2010. Jengin tarkoitus. Haaste 2/2012. • Nuorisolaki 27.1.2006/72. Finlex. • Laki nuoren rikoksesta epäillyn tilanteen selvittämisestä 633/2010 • http://www.rikosseuraamus.fi/15137.htm

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