Ordinance of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 21 January 2002 on
detailed rules governing the stay of juveniles in the Police emergency centres for
children (Dz.U. No 10, item 104 as amended.)
§6-8 When it comes to disciplinary measures an aproval and reprimand are used. A juvenile
may be rewarded for: positive attitude and correct behaviour, active participation in classes,
keeping order and obeying the rules. A reprimand is used towards a juvenile who breaches
the order and rules, has negative attitude and misbehaves.
In the visited establishments, the information on disciplinary measures is
included in the document entitled Rights and Obligations of a Juvenile Detained in the
Police Emergency Centre for Children. Having analysed it, the National Preventive
Mechanism acknowledged that the principles concerning disciplinary measures in a
centre should be rewritten 6. New kinds of rewards have been added to the choice of
rewards and punishments stipulated in Juvenile Rights and Obligations: an approval
registered in a juvenile record, an approval registered in an opinion letter sent to
family courts and other foster care centres, and punishments: a reprimand registered in
a juvenile acts, a notice on misbehaviour in an opinion letter sent to family courts and
foster care centres and isolation. Extension of the choice of rewards and punishments
are not based on legal principles as isolation of a juvenile cannot be treated as a
punishment. The measure is used when a juvenile behaviour may constitute a risk for
his life or health or life or health of other persons, they may be placed in an isolation
room in order to release the tension.
National Preventive Mechanism recommended amendments to the content of
Rights and Obligations of a detained Juvenile in the Police Emergency centre for
Children. In response, the visited establishments informed on changes of the
questioned principles.
h) Cultural and educational classes
The Beijing Rules
Principle 13.5 While in custody, juveniles shall receive care, protection and all necessary
individual assistance - social, educational, vocational, psychological, medical and physical,
that they may require in view of their age, sex and personality.
Recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention or Torture and
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), stipulated in the report on
the visit in Poland in 2004, for the Polish government (Council of Europe, Strasburg,
11.04.2005); CPT (2005)3.
§ 44 The CPT recommends that the Polish authorities take the following steps at the police
establishments for children: develop the range of constructive activities offered to detained
children, with particular emphasis on education.
§ 36 The CPT recommends that efforts be made to offer outdoor exercise on a daily basis to
persons held for extended periods (i.e. 24 hours or more) in police cells. .
Ordinance of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 21 January 2002 on
detailed rules governing the stay of juveniles in the Police emergency centres for
children. (Dz.U., No 10 item 104 as amended.)
§ 3 pkt 1,2 Police emergency centre for children organizes educational, cultural, sports
and recreational as well as cleaning activities for juveniles in the centre. The programme
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