scholarly journals Being (almost) invisible: Victims of crime in the Italian juvenile criminal justice system

Temida ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 87-106
Author(s):  
Susanna Vezzadini
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
Judicial Discretion ◽  
Application Of Law ◽  
Emilia Romagna Region ◽  
Victims Of Crime

From 2008 to 2013 the author has been a Special Judge in the Juvenile Criminal Court of the Emilia Romagna Region. From that privileged perspective, it was possible to observe the dynamics of how victims of underage offenders were considered before the law, no differences if they are adults or minors, too. The reflections presented will first consider EU and UN provision on victims of crime; then, the normative framework supporting the Italian criminal juvenile justice system will be considered by an examining of the difficulties victims meet in that peculiar context. The implementation of juvenile criminal law shows the paradox victims of crime have to cope with. The Juvenile Criminal Court in Bologna recently started to promote a wide use of restorative justice measures as an attempt to correct the unfair consequences in the application of law, with judicial discretion interpreted as an instrument to favour victims? harm recognition and to protect their dignity as persons.

Mandatory Compensation Orders for Crime Victims and the Rhetoric of Restorative Justice

2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Warner ◽  
Jenny Gawlik
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Crime Victims ◽  
Property Damage ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Legislative Measures

Increased recognition of the need for victims of crime to be integrated into the criminal justice system and to receive adequate reparation has led, in a number of jurisdictions, to legislative measures to encourage the greater use of compensation orders. The Sentencing Act 1997 (Tas) (which came into force on 1 August 1998) went further and made compensation orders compulsory for property damage or loss resulting from certain crimes. This article shows that this measure has failed victims and argues that they have been used in the service of other ends. Mandatory compensation orders are a token gesture repackaged as restorative justice to gain public support for the administration of the criminal justice system.Ways in which compensation orders could be made more effective and the possibilities of accommodating restorative compensation into a conventional criminal justice system are explored.

scholarly journals Judicial Discretion in Sentencing: A Justice System that is No Longer Just?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sean J. Mallett
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Regional Disparity ◽  
Judicial Discretion ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Synthesis Approach

<p>One of the fundamental principles of the criminal law is consistency: like offenders must be treated alike. However, research has shown that when it comes to sentencing in New Zealand there is in fact substantial regional disparity in the penalty imposed on similarly situated offenders. The situation is unacceptable, and undermines the integrity of the criminal justice system. This paper will explore three different mechanisms for guiding judicial discretion in the pursuit of sentencing consistency. It will undertake an analysis of mandatory sentences and the ‘instinctive synthesis’ approach, both of which will be shown to be unsatisfactory. Instead, the paper will argue that the establishment of a Sentencing Council with a mandate to draft presumptively binding guidelines is the most appropriate way forward for New Zealand. This option finds the correct equilibrium between giving a judge sufficient discretion to tailor a sentence that is appropriate in the circumstances of the individual case, yet limiting discretion enough to achieve consistency between cases.</p>

scholarly journals Victim Impact Statement Model in Criminal Justice System in Restorative Justice Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 07006
Author(s):  
Hervina Puspitosari ◽  
Bintara Sura Priambada
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Victim Impact Statement ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
Sense Of Justice

Practice of restorative justice is the handling of criminal acts that are not only seen from the perspective of the law, but also related to moral, social, economic, religious and customary aspects. Local customs, as well as various other restorative considerations will deal with the perpetrators, victims, and stakeholders in the community, in collective problem solving, the purpose of which is to repair damage, restore the quality of relationships and facilitate the reintegration of the parties involved and related. This study uses research methods with a normative juridical research approach. Restorative Justice, namely the punishment imposed by the court is a punishment aimed at maximizing the condition of the victim as before the criminal incident befell the victim. The issue of justice and respect for human rights does not only apply to criminals but also victims of crime who must get a sense of justice so that the objective of the criminal justice system can be achieved with a sense of justice for the victims and perpetrators. It is very important to immediately make efforts to reform the criminal law that puts forward the substantial justice of victims and perpetrators.

Victimhood, Dignity, and the Criminal Justice System: A Comment

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 301-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Sebba
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Justice System ◽  
System A ◽  
Meaningful Role ◽  
Alternative Remedies

While this comment primarily addresses the article by Anat Horovitz and Thomas Weigend on human dignity and victims' rights in the German and Israeli criminal process, it begins with a consideration of the role of the victim in other component parts of the criminal justice system, and in particular the substantive criminal law—a topic addressed in other articles included in this issue. There follows a review of the comparative analysis of the victim's role in Germany and Israel put forward by Horovitz and Weigend and a critique of the issues they raise, particularly as to the salience of the victim's procedural role. It is argued here that the victim should have a somewhat more meaningful role than that envisaged by these authors. The comment concludes with a brief consideration of the potential for the advancement of alternative remedies currently neglected by both systems, such as restorative justice.

scholarly journals PERLINDUNGAN KORBAN MELALUI KOMPENSASI DALAM PERADILAN PIDANA ANAK

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-136
Author(s):  
Hafrida Hafrida ◽  
Helmi Helmi
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
The State ◽  
State Responsibility ◽  
Crime Victim ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
Victim Protection ◽  
Empirical Condition

ABSTRAKArtikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis konsep perlindungan korban melalui kompensasi dalam peradilan pidana anak sebagai wujud tanggungjawab negara. Peradilan Pidana Anak di Indonesia melalui Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2012 mengedepankan penyelesaian perkara anak melalui keadilan restoratif yang memberikan perlindungan yang seimbang antara perlindungan pelaku anak melalui diversi dan perlindungan korban tindak pidana anak. Diversi yang memberikan perlindungan yang seimbang antara pelaku dan korban ini merupakan pembaharuan dalam hukum pidana anak yang berkeadilan untuk semua pihak (Victim-offender oriented). Keterlibatan korban/keluarganya dan pelaku/keluarganya sangat menentukan berhasil atau tidaknya diversi dalam penyelesaian perkara anak. Posisi pelaku/keluarganya dan korban/keluarganya adalah sejajar. Kepentingan kedua belah pihak harus sama dan seimbang. Perlindungan korban melalui kompensasi merupakan wujud tanggungjawab negara terhadap warga negara yang menjadi korban tindak pidana. Kondisi empirik menurut data Badilum MA menunjukan rendahnya keberhasilan diversi (4%), kegagalan diversi ini penyebab utamanya adalah tidak tercapainya kesepakatan ganti kerugian karena kesepakatan diversi hanya diserahkan sepenuhnya pada kesepakatan pelaku dan korban. Disinilah menunjukan bahwa negara abai terhadap perlindungan korban, seharusnya ketika negara melindungi kepentingan pelaku anak melalui diversi maka seharusnya negara juga menjamin perlindungan korbannya melalui kompensasi, sehingga ke depan diharapkan tingkat keberhasilan diversi akan semakin baik. Kata kunci: kompensasi; korban tindak pidana; peradilan pidana anak; perlindungan korban. ABSTRACT This article aimed to analyze the concept of victim protection through compensation in juvenile criminal justice as a form of state responsibility. Juvenile Criminal Court in Indonesia through Law Number 11 of 2012 prioritizes the settlement of juvenile cases through restorative justice providing balanced protection between juvenile offenders through diversion and protection for victims of juvenile crimes through reform of juvenile criminal law that is just for all parties (victim-offender oriented). The involvement of the victim and his family and the perpetrator and his family will greatly determine the success or failure of diversion in solving juvenile cases. The position of the perpetrator and his family and the victim and his family are equal. The interests of both parties should be equal and balanced. Protection of victims through compensation is a form of state responsibility towards citizens who are victims of criminal acts. The empirical condition according to Badilum's data showed the low success of diversion (4%). The failure of this diversion is the main cause of the failure to reach an agreement for compensation because the diversion agreement is only left to the agreement of the perpetrator and victim. This showed that the state was ignorant of victim protection. When the state protects the interests of juvenile through diversion, the state should also guarantee the protection of the victims through compensation. Hence, the success rate of diversion will hopefully be better in the future. Keywords: compensation; juvenile criminal court; victims of crime; victim protection.

scholarly journals Model Penegakan Hukum Anak yang Berhadapan dengan Hukum dalam Proses Penyidikan

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Hamidah Abdurrachman ◽  
Fajar Ari Sudewo ◽  
Dyah Irma Permanasari
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The Law ◽  
Pass Through

Upaya memberikan perlindungan terhadap Anak yang berhadapan dengan hukum dalam Sistem Peradilan Pidana Anak menunjukkan perkembangan yang sangat berarti. Selama ini terhadap anak yang berkonflik dengan hukum, ditangani secara umum seperti orang dewasa. Anak-anak tersebut melewati proses hukum tanpa ada pendampingan bahkan segera dilakukan upaya paksa berupa penangkapan dan penahanan sehingga anak mengalami putus sekolah. Undang-Undang No. 11 Tahun 2012 tentang Sistem Peradilan Pidana Anak meletakkan fondasi perlindungan anak dengan pendekatan Keadilan Restoratif yaitu dalam penyelesaian perkara melibatkan pelaku, korban, keluarga pelaku/korban dan pihak lain yang terkait untuk bersama-sama mencari penyelesaian yang adil dengan menekankan pemulihan kembali pada keadaan semula dan bukan pembalasan. Keadilan restoratif ini diwujudkan melalui Diversi yaitu pengalihan penyelesaian perkara anak dari proses peradilan pidana ke proses ke luar pengadilan pidana. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa di Jawa Tengah kasus anak yang berkonflik dengan hukum secara umum diselesaikan melalui jalur diversi dan sebagian lainnya diproses menggunakan berdasarkan KUHAP atau jalur pidana. Hal lainnya meskipun sudah menerapkan jalur diversi terhadap anak yang berkonflik dengan hukum namun belum ada keseragaman atau kesamaan model diversi sebagaimana yang diamanatkan di dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2012 tentang Sistem Peradilan Pidana Anak.<br /><br /><br /><em>Efforts to provide protection against Children in conflict with the law in the Criminal Justice System Child shows a very significant development. During against children in conflict with the law, generally handled as an adult. These children pass through the legal process without immediate assistance even forceful measures in the form of arrest and detention so that children have dropped out of school. Law No. 11 Year 2012 on the Criminal Justice System Child laid the foundation of child protection approach Restorative Justice that in settling disputes involving offenders, victims, family offender/victim and other relevant parties to work together to find a fair settlement with the emphasis on restoring back to its original state and not retaliation. Restorative justice is realized through the transfer of settling disputes Diversion namely children from the criminal justice process to a process outside the criminal court. The results of this research showed that in Central Java case of children in conflict with the law are generally resolved through the diversion and some processed using by the Criminal Code or the criminal path. Another thing despite applying diversion path towards children in conflict with the law but there is no uniformity or sameness models of diversion as mandated in Law No. 11 Year 2012 on Child Criminal Justice System</em><br /><br />

Juvenile Decertification

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey R. Marczyk ◽  
Kirk Heilbrun ◽  
Tammy Lander ◽  
David Dematteo
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Psychopathy Checklist ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Total Charges

This study considers the impact of data from the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV), the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSI), and the Youth Level of Service Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) on the court’s decision whether to decertify an adolescent defendant back to juvenile court or keep the defendant in criminal court. There are significant positive relationships between certification status and age; number of violent charges; total charges; PCL:YV, YLS/CMI, and MAYSI total scores; and select subscales of the MAYSI and the YLS/CMI. Significant differences are found between those who remained in the adult criminal justice system and those who were decertified to the juvenile justice system for age, YLS/CMI total score, and the Prior and Current Offenses and Dispositions and Personality and Behavior subscales of the YLS/CMI. The combination of PCL:YV total score and select subscales from the MAYSI and YLS/CMI provided the most accurate model for predicting certification status.

Information Systems for Victims of Crime: Results of Comparative Research

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion E.I. Brienen ◽  
Ernestine H. Hoegen
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Victims Of Crime

In 1994 Tilburg University in the Netherlands and the Dutch Ministry of Justice launched a four-year research project on the implementation of Recommendation R (85) 11 of the Council of Europe on the Position of the Victim in the Framework of Criminal Law and Procedure. Many of the guidelines encompassed by the Recommendation deal with information. In this article, which is based on interim results of the Dutch research, the focus is on the formal and actual implementation in several different countries of the guidelines concerning information that the criminal justice system should provide to the victim. Different information systems are compared and some of the problems encountered in practice are identified. Where possible, causes and solutions are suggested.

scholarly journals Law Enforcement against Children's Criminal Action Based On Law Number 11 of 2012 Concerning Children Criminal Justice Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (06) ◽  
pp. 226-235
Author(s):  
Feddy Hantyo Nugroho ◽  
Rodliyah ◽  
Amiruddin
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Normative Study ◽  
Criminal Sanctions ◽  
Criminal Justice Systems ◽  
Objective Interpretation ◽  
The Law

This research was conducted to analyze and find out how criminal law policy is in the effort to apply criminal sanctions against children facing the law in terms of Law No. 11 of 2012 concerning the Criminal Justice System for Children and whether the concept of Diversity can be applied in the process of law enforcement against children involved in Narcotics Crimes. This research is a normative study, to analyze the legal material related to the problem under study, the author uses the Interpretation, Subjective and Objective Interpretation instruments, after that the authors process these legal materials by deductive thinking. The results obtained from the study that the drafting of Law Number 11 of 2012 is a replacement to Law Number 3 of 1997 concerning juvenile justice conducted with the aim of establishing a judiciary that truly guarantees the best protection of the interests of children facing the law as nation's next generation. The concept of Restorative Justice is one of the important things in Law Number 11 of 2012 where restoring the situation as it used to be the main goal and also no less important is the form of criminal sanctions that can be imposed on Children where criminal sanctions that are harsh and miserable are used as ultimum Remedium is not as a premium remedium especially as a maximum remedium. The concept of diversion that should be applied in Indonesia in the future, should be a combination of the concept of diversion that is applied in Australia, namely Police Diversion which is combined with the process of handling cases with the diversion prevailing in Indonesia today.

scholarly journals THE MODEL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENT IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATION BASED ON LAW NUMBER 11 YEAR 2012 CONCERNING JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamidah Abdurrachman ◽  
Fajar Ari Sadewo
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Mediation Process ◽  
Court System ◽  
Application Of Law ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Expert Review ◽  
Central Java

ABSTRACTThis study analyses the application of law enforcement model on juvenille offender before the law. Especially, in investigations according to Act number 11, 2012 about Juvenille Penal Court system in Central Java. Since the act has been formally implemented, the penal court elements have been given two years time to prepare strategies in handling juvenille offender through Diversion with Restorative Justice approach. However, the implementation of Diversion needs several infrastructures such as Juvenille Investigators, Diversion Standard of Operation (SOP), and a proper place for investigating children and  mediation process, including children cells. This is an empirical study with primary and secondary sources, including analysis of Acts, literature review, and expert review. The data analysis will be done qualitatively.Keywords: Juvenille Offender, Restorative Justice, Law enforcement

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