The project’s objective is to instigate and support a systemic and cultural change in the way that the best interests of the child are considered by defence counsel, the prosecution and the courts. [...] Synthesizing a number of discrete pieces of research into the normative, legal and practical aspects of considering the best interests of the dependent child in adult criminal process, the project team assembled an Overview For Practitioners which served as the basis for consultations. [...] The Overview was also intended to encourage subject matter experts and decision makers holding positions of responsibility in the criminal process to consider how the best interests of the child may most suitably and effectively be incorporated into decisions and orders of the criminal courts, at the level of justice system operations at the policy and legislative levels, and at the communit. [...] Many attendees emphasized that considering BIOTC is not, in principle, a matter of leniency, but rather a device to remind the court (or other point of decision-making) of the interests of the child per se independent of the interests of the accused. [...] Goal 2: Determine the degree to which the ideas and arguments contained within the resources and the briefings have (a) educated the recipients regarding these ideas, (b) persuaded recipients of the need to incorporate consideration of the best interests of the child, and (c) created allies or champions for change [ACHIEVED] Method: via questionnaire, engage all individuals engaged in the above.
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Table of Contents
- International Centre for Criminal Law Reform Criminal Justice Policy 1
- Prepared by 1
- International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy 1
- Our Partners 1
- Best Interests of the Child in the Adult Criminal Process Colloquium Report Project Evaluation and Next Steps 1
- Introduction 3
- Colloquium on the Best 3
- Interests of the Child in Sentencing and Other Decisions Concerning Parents Facing 3
- Criminal Sanctions 3
- Background to the Colloquium 4
- Overview For Practitioners 4
- Overview 5
- The June 4 Colloquium 6
- Overview 6
- Convention on the Rights of the Child 8
- Youth Criminal Justice Act 8
- Next steps 12
- Looking forward 14
- Goal 1 Inform key actors of the projects key ideas and resources and engage these 15
- Goal 2 Determine the degree to which the ideas and arguments contained within the 16
- Goal 3 Generate one or more viable pilot proposals for potential implementation in the 19
