Places visited by the National Preventive Mechanism in 2011 The National Preventive Mechanism recommended: • Determining the purpose of patient’s rooms, as well as of transition and isolation rooms, and furnishing them in line with the assigned purpose; • Adjusting the isolation room to the requirements laid down in the Ordinance of 22 February 2011 on detailed conditions and method of using coercive measures with respect to juveniles in juvenile detention centres, juvenile shelters, youth care centres and youth sociotherapy centres200; • Adjusting the transition rooms to the requirements laid down in the Ordinance of 17 October 2001 on juvenile detention centres and juvenile shelters201; • Furnishing shower cubicles and toilets with curtains or doors ensuring intimacy of users; • Adjusting the establishments to the needs of disabled persons. f) Staff In the opinion of the National Preventive Mechanism, the staff selection criteria used in juvenile detention centres and juvenile shelters are of utmost importance for ensuring appropriate treatment of juveniles. The participation of pedagogical staff in additional trainings, extending their knowledge in various feilds and peaceful cooperation, also reduce the probability of ill-treatment of juveniles. All employees having direct contact with juveniles in the visited establishments had completed appropriate specialist education. They participated in numerous trainings upgrading their professional qualifications. The need for additional training was particularly visible in JDT in Nowe. In the opinion of the National Preventive Mechanism, the staff of the establishment should undergo training on the protection of the rights of the child in international and national law, as stated in Rule 85 of the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty202: the personnel should receive such training as will enable them to carry out their responsibilities effectively, in particular training in child psychology, child welfare and international standards and norms of human rights and the rights of the child, including the present rules. From an analysis of gender balance of the staff in visited establishments it appears that the majority of staff are men. However, women also directly participated in teaching and educational activities in the establishments. The only establishment with male tutors only was Juvenile Shelter in Chojnice. The director of the Shelter explained that this situation was motivated by inability to ensure safety for women at the establishment. According to the CPT, mixed gender staffing is another safeguard against ill-treatment in places of detention, in particular where juveniles are concerned. The presence of both 200 201 202  Dz.U. of 2011 No 48, item 248.  Dz. U. of 2001, No 124, item 1359, as amended.  UN General Assembly Resolution 45/113. 111