Pa r t i I . along with a representative of the MNE and representatives of social rehabilitation centres developed Standards of Stay of Children in Youth Care Centres and Youth Sociotherapy Centres in the field of Education, Care and Behaviour. The HRD will monitor the situation in this respect. 3A.3. Strengths of establishments and good practices The representatives of the NPM uphold their opinion on the strengths of youth care centres from last year, i.e. they still praise the offer of social rehabilitation, sports, cultural or therapeutic activities organised in YCCs, including numerous innovative behavioural programmes, and implementation of the right to education. In many establishments, preparation and training of their personnel can be seen a strength. 3A.4. Areas requiring improvement 1. Treatment In most visited establishments, the representatives of the NPM received no reports from juveniles indicating the use of violence against them. On the contrary, charges often praised employees, indicated those whom they consider trustworthy, stressed their commitment to help juveniles. In two establishments58, the visitors were informed of aggressive behaviour of their personnel towards charges: boys complained that their educator yells at them, kicks and hits them. Directors of both establishments were obliged by the visitors to investigate these reports and to counteract any abuse of charges. Additionally, individual interviews with juveniles in three centres59 revealed cases of on-site bullying, ill-treatment of younger or weaker juveniles by older ones. Numerous instances of beating were reported in the YCC in Rembów. The visitors recommended taking appropriate measures to ensure security of charges. For example, the YCC in Krzepice calls the Police in case of any beating and carries out sociometric testing twice a year in relation to group relationships and a sense of security. The YCC in Skarżysko-Kamienna performs room-to-room transfers of boys to prevent those with strong personality from forming a group. Performing personal searches of juveniles is common practice in YCCs60. It is a significant intrusion into the intimate sphere of charges and employees of youth YCCs in: Łańcut, Kraków-Górka Narodowa; irregularities found during follow-up visits are described in Chapter: Follow-up visits. 59 YCCs in: Krzepice, Rembów, Skarżysko-Kamienna. 60 YCCs in: Łańcut, Zawiść, Rembów, Namysłów, Wojnów, Warsaw (No 4). 58 27