RT Article
T1 Policing, young people, diversion and accountability in Ireland
JF Crime, law and social change
VO 55
IS 2/3
SP 133
OP 151
A1 Kilkelly, Ursula 1969-
LA English
YR 2011
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1855008904
AB The Irish police practice of diverting young offenders was placed within a statutory framework in 2001. The police discretion in the management of young offenders that had been a feature of the administrative process was retained at the heart of the new statutory programme although attempts were made to streamline the process. This article critiques the law, policy and practice underpinning the exercise of that discretion against the relevant international human rights standards on transparency, accountability and professionalism in juvenile justice. It reveals how the management of the programme in practice falls short of these standards and, in particular, the due process rights of the children who come within its reach. It argues that the root of the problem lies primarily in the lack of published criteria to guide the discretionary decision-making at several stages of the programme, and the lack of a credible complaint or review mechanism for the children affected. It recommends the publication of reasons for decisions taken in the exercise of Garda discretion in individual cases, together with provision for review or appeal of such decisions as well as regular independent monitoring of the operation of the programme as a whole.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 150-151
K1 Health Service Executive
K1 Juvenile Justice
K1 Legal Advice
K1 Young People
K1 Young Person
DO 10.1007/s10611-011-9275-8