Study on the individual assessment methodologies of child victims of crime | | Movimento Globale per i Diritti dell’Infanzia

This report focuses on how the individual assessment methodology introduced by article 23 of the Victim’s Directive is regulated and implemented in Italy, and on the identification of specific protection needs and measures accordingly. The analysis focuses on child victims and their special protection needs, according to the child-sensitive approach pursued by the Victims’ Directive itself, wherein the best interest of the child victim must always be the primary consideration throughout their involvement in criminal proceedings.