EQUAL PROCEDURAL TREATMENT TO EACH JUVENILE IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN ORDER TO ENSURE A FAIR TRIAL AND EQUALITY OF ALL BEFORE LAW

Authors

  • Maja Vučić Blažić Prison Hospital in Zagreb
  • Ljiljana Mikšaj-Todorović Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Zagreb
  • Dijana Rizvić Municipal Criminal Court in Zagreb

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30925/zpfsr.42.3.3

Keywords:

criminal offenses, criteria, correctional measures, reports, juvenile court

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is, based on the results of the research, to assess the application of equal procedural treatment to each juvenile in order to ensure a fair trial and equality of all before the law and in this regard to offer concrete changes in laws and regulations. The content of reports of social welfare centers (N = 59) that are compiled for the needs of the court when imposing educational measures was analyzed. The results showed that the reports differed significantly and that, within each of the 10 legally defined categories, on average between 12% and 63% of the expected data selected by the discretion of the rapporteur were present. This argues the conclusion that the application of equality of procedural treatment to each juvenile in the assessment phase has been violated. The paper presents proposals for amendments to laws and drafting bylaws in order to improve the application of equality of procedural treatment.

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2022-02-16 — Updated on 2023-12-15

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Vučić Blažić, M., Mikšaj-Todorović, L. ., & Rizvić, D. (2023). EQUAL PROCEDURAL TREATMENT TO EACH JUVENILE IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN ORDER TO ENSURE A FAIR TRIAL AND EQUALITY OF ALL BEFORE LAW. Collected Papers of the Law Faculty of the University of Rijeka, 42(3), 631–657. https://doi.org/10.30925/zpfsr.42.3.3 (Original work published February 16, 2022)

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 3 (2021): Collected Papers of the Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka

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