During July 16-20 2018, with the support of IRZ project and the UNHCR a Kosovar delegation conducted a study visit in Göttingen/ Hameln of Germany featuring the topic of “Adequate treatment for children and cooperation between prosecution offices, courts, probation service and other juvenile institutions”.
Purpose of the workshops in this visit was to acquaint the participants on the children rights in criminal proceedings. The first day if the visit was dedicated to the juvenile detention facility in Göttingen and the open prison for young offenders, where participants had the possibility to see in details the rights of children and their treatment in this institution.
Delegation visited the first instance court in Göttingen, where they attended a hearing session for a juvenile, and were closely informed how the hearings are conducted in a suitable way for children, which is the role of the judge and prosecutor in criminal proceeding for juveniles, how to give an educational orientation to the criminal proceedings for juveniles and the social-pedagogical offers for young offenders as alternative educational sanctions.
During this visit the delegation saw the Juvenile Prison in Hameln. Focus during this visit was on educational orientation of criminal enforcement for juveniles, the closed and open regime, education and training in juvenile prison, special treatment measures and preparation for release. The coming days of the visit was paid to the Juvenile Prosecution and Juvenile Detention Institution to identify what are the juvenile detention groups, the concept of short-term and educational enforcement of juvenile detention, the detention of juveniles for the implementation of alternative educational measures and cooperation with external partners.
This visit was attended by judges, prosecutors, lawyers, UNICEF representatives, officials from the Probation Service and the Academy of Justice.
20-07-2018