IJJO Interviews

Dr. María Dolores Serrano Tárraga describes and tells in an exhaustive way about the current situation on child-parent violence in Spain. The family models, national policies and the minor’s disruptive behaviour profile are some of the essential elements highlighted in the thematic IJJO Interview.

Mrs. Santos de Escobar states that delinquency in El Salvador has increased and that the majority of criminal acts are not committed by young people. In this way, she asserts that juvenile delinquency has its base in an exclusionary social system without opportunities in El Salvador. Finally, our collaborator explains the measures of reinsertion anticipated for young people in conflict with the law in El Salvador from a multi-sectorial perspective of the opportunities of global integration of the minor.

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.