IJJO Interviews

Mr Vijay Hansaria analyses the legal situation and legal context of young offenders in India after the recent legislative reform. In this way he sets out the monitoring mechanisms in order to strengthen the justice system of minors and the adopted measures that favor legal assistance for minors in conflict with the law in India.

Dr. Padovani analyzes what is the current situation of children and young people in Italy. Indeed, in the context of the socio-economic situation in Italy, he reports the influence of the ongoing economic crisis in order to provide enough resources for the integration of young offenders. Finally, he considers the importance of a multidisciplinary intervention approach which can create a better intervention and good praxis for children in conflict with the law.

Dr. Füsun Sokullu-Akinci analyses and explains the situation of minor offenders in Turkey and the progresses in the field of child protection regarding the Child protection Law of 2005 from an academic perspective. On the other hand, there is the obvious need to develop an integrated legal context that includes the necessary modifications favoring an integral and positive development and evolution of minors in Turkey.

Mr. Femi Sufaj in this interview explains the current situation of juvenile justice in Albania, the measures of prevention, reintegration and alternative sanctions applied to juvenile offenders in the country. Mr. Sujaf presents the policies adopted by the government and the measures envisaged in the law to deal better with young offenders and reintegrate them into society.

Mr. Lappi-Seppala, analyses the juvenile justice system in Finland as well as the situation of minors deprived of liberty in the same country. Throughout an exhausting presentation of the reform process for the minor criminal situation in Finland, Tapio gave a clear explanation of the evolution and development of the structure and context of the minor wellbeing, together with the progresses on the institutional level in Finland.