DEFENCE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (DCI) - Belgium | Practical Guide
CRC 2, 3, 6, 12, 37, 40 | RPJDL 66, 70 | CRC GC No 10 § 11, 23, 79 | RTWP 22-23 | SMR 36-46 | ECHR 3 | EPR 49,
50, 56.1-62 | ERJO 94.1, 94.3 | CPT/Inf (2015) 1, V, 126
Does the restorative conflict resolution approach prevail over formal
disciplinary procedures and sanctions?
ASK: Director | Staff | Children
OBSERVE:
ʺʺ Interaction between children and staff members
ʺʺ Any form of bullying, harassment, peer violence
ʺʺ Mediation rooms, any place available to create a safe and secure environment
ʺʺ Environment, safe, secure, respectful of the dignity and physical integrity of children,
favourable to child development
CHECK:
ʺʺ Range of available disciplinary measures, see whether there are alternative measures to
formal disciplinary measures/sanctions, see whether there is particular attention to protect
vulnerable children and to prevent victimisation
ʺʺ Approach to safety and security, see whether there is dynamic approach developed by the
staff to build on positive relationships with children
ʺʺ Perception of children, see whether they effectively feel safe and secure and that their
dignity and physical integrity is respected by staff and peers, see if they are encouraged to
commit themselves individually and collectively to the maintenance of good order in the
institution and how this is encouraged
ʺʺ Specific training of staff
See – Section 5.2. – p.101
CRC, 40 | RPJDL, 66 | SMR 38.1 | EPR 56.2 | ERJO 88.1 – 88.4, 94.1 | CPT/Inf (2015)1, V, 126
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