POLICE MEDIATION IN LITHUANIA: EXPERIENCE OF WORK WITH YOUTH OFFENDERS
POLICE MEDIATION IN LITHUANIA: EXPERIENCE OF WORK WITH YOUTH OFFENDERS
Judita Venckevičienė, Rokas Uscila
26th Baltic Criminological Seminar “Social Inclusion: Preventive Measures of Children’s Anti-social Behaviour”
2013 November 27-28
Judita Venckevičienė, Rokas Uscila
26th Baltic Criminological Seminar “Social Inclusion: Preventive Measures of Children’s Anti-social Behaviour”
2013 November 27-28
• 2010• Lithuanian Police departmentin cooperation with partners:• Centre for Crime Prevention in Lithuania• Country Police in Blekinge (Sweden)• Municipality of Karlskrona (Sweden)
Beginning
"Strengthening of police capabilities aimed at prevention of juvenile
delinquency through the implementation of the restorative justice
model"
To train police officers in particular regions to apply Restorative Justice methods in theirs
work.
The aim of project
Why police mediation?
• juvenile offences (minor, first time);• public and community disputes; • domestic situation not involving violence; • interpersonal disputes in which there are no
grounds to arrest;• disputes over property;
• etc.
What kind of disputes?
Methods:• Police officers poll during the last training-
supervision session. • October-December of 2012.• Standardize questionnaire:
– close, – open, – close/open questions.
• In survey participated 148 police officers.
Survey
Results
Distribution of solved conflicts by mediation
Distribution of solved conflicts by mediation
Distribution of solved conflicts by mediation
Possible benefits of mediation in Lithuanian police activities
• Victim-offender mediation is already applicable in the police activity;
• In police officers view mediation could increase people confidence in police and mediation will be better way for quick conflict resolution for both side of dispute;
• However currently mediation is not legitimised: – Lack of mediation in legal framework (no legal regulation),– There is no mediation in police officers job descriptions, not
defined in evaluation of current workload.
Conclusion
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