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Thematic policy - Juvenile justice

The term “Juvenile Justice” refers to the legislation, norms, standards, procedures, mechanisms and institutions specifically designed for monitoring young persons who are alleged as or accused of infringing the criminal law. It can be a law for protection rather than of punishment, affecting children in conflict with the law as well as children at risk requiring a form of protection, or educational assistance for children below the age of criminal responsibility (this varies from country to country). It also includes the efforts taken to eliminate or at least to reduce the causes of children coming into conflict with the law, by a policy of prevention.

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