E-PROTECT policy Brief Italy 2022 | Defence For Children Italia | Movimento Globale per i Diritti dell’Infanzia

Understanding the status quo of the transposition process of Directive 2012/29/EU in Italy

The present report is part of the project E-PROTECT II which has the general aim to reinforce the application of the Directive 2012/29/EU in the cases of child victims of crime. The goal of the report is to evaluate the national legislation transposing those articles of the Victims’ Directive into Italian legislation, which concern the protection of child victims of crime.

The report is structured in three main sections. It begins with an introductory paragraph on how the child protection system is applied in Italy followed by a brief picture of the transposition of European legislation regarding crime victims in the Italian legislative framework. The status quo of the transposition process of Directive 2012/29/EU in Italy is then presented by providing an overview of the legislative situation in Italy regarding the protection of child victims. This part focuses first on the evolution of the national legislative framework and then on the evolution of the child-victim protection system from the perspective of professionals. The final chapter contains some policy recommendations and the concluding findings relevant for further improvements in the specific field of protection for child victims of crime.