Activities
1. Needs analysis on Child-Friendly Justice - Voice of professionals?. This questionnaire intends to give an overview on how the administrative authorities/jurisdictions are adapted to children (from the first contact, through possible interviews with the child, to the final decision); identify difficulties that may prevent the application of the child-friendly justice principles; highlight professionals’ good practices on the implementation of child-friendly justice?.
2. Needs analysis on Child-Friendly Justice - Voice of children?. DCI believes that young people have their say in the issues that concern them and is a strong advocate of the right to participation enshrined in the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. As advocates for youth rights, DCI acts on a daily basis to give a voice to youth and it seems essential to include youth in this process of change and adaptation of the justice system.This second step consists in establishing an analysis of the needs and recommendations coming directly from children who have been or are in contact with the judicial system in their country. The aim is to get children to talk about their experiences, the obstacles they have encountered, and the positive aspects they have found in their legal proceedings. It will then be a question of identifying the good practices, the elements to be improved, the expectations of the young people themselves.
3. Practical toolkit for professionals?. This last step will finalise the project and will gather responses to the needs identified during the first two phases of the project among youth workers and young people. It will formulate recommendations and provide solutions to the problems and shortcomings identified. Thanks to this tool, professionals will have a more practical vision of child-friendly justice that often remains unknown or too abstract for professionals in the field. They will then be able to better understand the principles of child-friendly justice, how to include them in their daily practice and become real agents of change.??
