Criminal provisions in conferences under the Juvenile Courts Act

Project description

The project "Criminal provisions in conferences under the Juvenile Courts Act" aims to reconstruct how cooperation is realized in case-related and cross-case conferences under the Juvenile Courts Act. This is to be explored by reconstructing in detail the linguistic organization and realization of meetings.

Starting point

When working with juvenile delinquency, it is not unusual for different professionals to collaborate. This work is characterized by cooperation between youth welfare services, the police, the public prosecutor's office, the courts, and other institutions and actors. In recent years, it has been emphasized once again, including through the increased establishment of "Houses of Juvenile Justice" and the "Act to Strengthen Children and Young People", which came into force on 10 June 2021. 
However, it is currently largely unknown how cooperation is actually implemented. It is known from various fields of work in which professionals from different backgrounds work together that actual practice is not identical to what is publicly communicated. Often, concrete solutions and agreements have to be made 'on the ground' to make cooperation possible and characterize it.

This is where the project comes in.