2008
DOI: 10.1177/1473225407087041
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Youth Courts and Children's Rights: The Irish Experience

Abstract: The Irish youth justice system is currently undergoing substantial reform. When complete, the system will divert most fi rst-time young offenders away from the courts via the Garda (police) Diversion Programme. Those who go to court may be offered the opportunity of a family conference directed by either the Health Service Executive or the Probation Service as an alternative to conviction, or if convicted, may receive one of a wide range of community sanctions designed to present an alternative to detention. H… Show more

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“…Evaluations of youth court practice both in New Zealand (Morris and Young, 1987;Maxwell et al, 2004), and internationally (Kilkelly, 2008) have criticized the lack of participation by the child. The nature of the FGC (informal, less hurried and taking place in 'neutral territory' with family support present) should mean increased levels of participation by children (Dalrymple, 2002).…”
Section: Participationmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Evaluations of youth court practice both in New Zealand (Morris and Young, 1987;Maxwell et al, 2004), and internationally (Kilkelly, 2008) have criticized the lack of participation by the child. The nature of the FGC (informal, less hurried and taking place in 'neutral territory' with family support present) should mean increased levels of participation by children (Dalrymple, 2002).…”
Section: Participationmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…The reformed children's court in Ireland (Kilkelly, 2008) and the new youth courts for 16 and 17 year-olds in Scotland (Piacentini and Walters, 2006) both tend to fail to recognize the particular needs of young people and operate in a manner more akin to the adult court. This concern also appears capable of crossing traditional political boundaries.…”
Section: Cultures Of Control?mentioning
confidence: 98%
“…The study was initiated against a backdrop of changing discourse around youth justice in Ireland. The reform of the youth justice system in Ireland had been underway since the Children Act was passed in 2001 (Kilkelly, 2008) and its legislative provisions introduced a number of key areas of change, perhaps most notably in a shift towards a focus on the prevention of offending and the diversion of young people from the criminal justice system. More recently, the National Youth Justice Strategy 2008-2010(Irish Youth Justice Service, 2008 set out a holistic response to youth offending on the one hand -including universal aims to promote child well-being -yet the individualisation of the social problem continued with a commitment in the same document to deliver programmes and services targeted at 'at risk' individuals and families, considered readily identifiable through a process of risk assessment, and the requirement for young people to be held accountable for offending and to develop 'socially responsible behaviour'.…”
Section: The Studymentioning
confidence: 99%