Close down boarding institutions
and introduce modern and
effective measures to work
with children perpetrators,
including restorative justice
and preventive work with
them;
Create a protective social system,
including a network of
services (integrated services
as well as correctional,
psycho-social and protective
measures and mechanisms
of support) with respect to
children who are in conflict
with the law and their
families.
protection and support for children in
conflict with the law. They were built in
the 1960s, the buildings are old and away
from regional centres; the children placed
there do not have access to quality
education or medical care. Their relatives
are unable to visit them due to the remote
location of the institutions and the lack of
funds. The reintegration of the children
later is difficult.
The Criminal Justice Diversion and
Imposition of Correctional Measures on
Minor Persons Act has not been adopted
yet, even though it is the main driver of
reforms. It is critical to open new
alternative services for children in conflict
with the law which are in line with their
interests and do not violate their rights.
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