e.
social skills and competence training;
f.
aggression-management;
g.
addiction therapy;
h.
individual and group therapy;
i.
physical education and sport;
j.
tertiary or further education;
k.
debt regulation;
l.
programmes of restorative justice and making reparation for the offence;
m.
creative leisure time activities and hobbies;
n.
activities outside the institution in the community, day leave and other forms of
leave; and
o. preparation for release and aftercare.
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice
Principle nr 26.1 The objective of training and treatment of juveniles placed in
institutions is to provide care, protection, education and vocational skills, with a view to
assisting them to assume socially constructive and productive roles in society.
Ninth General Report [CPT/Inf (99) 12]
§ 28 In the view of the CPT, all juveniles deprived of their liberty because they are accused
or convicted of criminal offences ought to be held in detention centres specifically designed
for persons of this age, offering regimes tailored to their needs and staffed by persons
trained in dealing with the young. Moreover, the care of juveniles in custody requires
special efforts to reduce the risks of longterm social maladjustment. This calls for a
multidisciplinary approach, drawing upon the skills of a range of professionals (including
teachers, trainers and psychologists), in order to respond to the individual needs of juveniles
within a secure educative and socio-therapeutic environment.
United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty. General
Assembly resolution 45/113
Principle 54 Juvenile detention facilities should adopt specialized drug abuse prevention
and rehabilitation programmes administered by qualified personnel. These programmes
should be adapted to the age, sex and other requirements of the juveniles concerned, and
detoxification facilities and services staffed by trained personnel should be available to
drug- or alcohol-dependent juveniles.
Principle 79 All juveniles should benefit from arrangements designed to assist them in
returning to society, family life, education or employment after release. Procedures,
including early release, and special courses should be devised to this end.
A range of therapeutic and educational interactions in the visited juvenile
detention centres and juvenile shelters is, in the National Preventive Mechanism's
opinion, wide and varied. An example is JDC in Laskowiec where, inter alia,
sociotherapy, art therapy, hippotherapy and aggression replacement training are
carried out. An interesting solution is to organize, as an alternative to lessons, activities
for the juveniles in JDC in Białystok who completed 18 and resigned from attending
school. These interactions are focused primarily on training of basic skills in the field
of education and practical skills, combined with the elements of physical effort,
knowledge of the world, developing the manual and entertainment capabilities.
However, in the same establishment, the NMP members found the irregularities
in the matter in question. The National Preventive Mechanism representatives were
worried by the rules of the functioning of the so-called readaptation group and a poor
offer of preventive activities. "Undoubtedly, this is the group that has the most
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