CREW Methodological Orientations | | Movimento Globale per i Diritti dell’Infanzia

This publication was prepared as part of the project “CREW Contribute to Reinforce and Enhance the rights of children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings in Italy”, co-funded by the European Union and conducted by Defence for Children International - Italy and the Department of Juvenile and Community Justice of the Italian Ministry of Justice.

This methodology aspires to systematise legal provisions on the individual assessment of children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings and, combined with examples of practice, provide orientation to officials and professionals involved in the individual assessment of children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings in Italy. In particular, it aims at:

• reiterating the principles of child-friendly justice and main elements of the legal framework setting out the rights of the children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings;
• introducing key considerations for a child rights-based approach to the individual assessment;
• providing a step-by-step overview of the individual assessment with specific consideration to useful assessment tools and methods, concrete examples for the management of risks for children in criminal proceedings, and approaches for interagency and multi-disciplinary cooperation;
• sharing examples of practice of the individual assessment in different Italian judicial districts;
• providing orientation on general measures to support officials and professionals in conducting the individual assessment, such as access to information, support and training.
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