New system responses to juvenile crime
Abstract In the Nordic countries, social work and child welfare interventions have traditionally played a central role in preventing children’s involvement in future crime. Hence, child welfare authorities, rather than the criminal justice system, have handled cases with children involved in crime....
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Danish |
| Published: |
De Nordiske Kriminalistforeninger
2023-10-01
|
| Series: | Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://tidsskrift.dk/NTfK/article/view/141475 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1841556186858520576 |
|---|---|
| author | Britt Østergaard Larsen Ann-Karina Henriksen Theresa Dyrvig Henriksen Tea Torbenfelt Bengtsson |
| author_facet | Britt Østergaard Larsen Ann-Karina Henriksen Theresa Dyrvig Henriksen Tea Torbenfelt Bengtsson |
| author_sort | Britt Østergaard Larsen |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Abstract
In the Nordic countries, social work and child welfare interventions have traditionally played a central role in preventing children’s involvement in future crime. Hence, child welfare authorities, rather than the criminal justice system, have handled cases with children involved in crime. However, in 2019, Denmark enacted a new policy reform that constitutes a radical break with this long-standing tradition of welfarism. The policy reform introduced court-like proceedings for children under the minimum age of criminal responsibility. Cases concerning juveniles aged 10 to 17 who commit serious offences are now handled by Youth Crime Boards and the Youth Probation Service. In this article, we explore the complexities of these new responses to juvenile crime in Denmark. We do this by combining quantitative analyses of administrative data with qualitative interviews with case managers. We argue that the new Danish system is highly complex and targets a diverse group of children with punitive measures. With this, we hope to provide insights relevant to policy makers and practitioners implementing new juvenile crime prevention strategies. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-ca760515ab8444c8b80e566342398462 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2446-3051 |
| language | Danish |
| publishDate | 2023-10-01 |
| publisher | De Nordiske Kriminalistforeninger |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab |
| spelling | doaj-art-ca760515ab8444c8b80e5663423984622025-01-07T13:17:47ZdanDe Nordiske KriminalistforeningerNordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab2446-30512023-10-01110333235010.7146/ntfk.v110i3.141475134881New system responses to juvenile crimeBritt Østergaard LarsenAnn-Karina HenriksenTheresa Dyrvig HenriksenTea Torbenfelt BengtssonAbstract In the Nordic countries, social work and child welfare interventions have traditionally played a central role in preventing children’s involvement in future crime. Hence, child welfare authorities, rather than the criminal justice system, have handled cases with children involved in crime. However, in 2019, Denmark enacted a new policy reform that constitutes a radical break with this long-standing tradition of welfarism. The policy reform introduced court-like proceedings for children under the minimum age of criminal responsibility. Cases concerning juveniles aged 10 to 17 who commit serious offences are now handled by Youth Crime Boards and the Youth Probation Service. In this article, we explore the complexities of these new responses to juvenile crime in Denmark. We do this by combining quantitative analyses of administrative data with qualitative interviews with case managers. We argue that the new Danish system is highly complex and targets a diverse group of children with punitive measures. With this, we hope to provide insights relevant to policy makers and practitioners implementing new juvenile crime prevention strategies.https://tidsskrift.dk/NTfK/article/view/141475criminal justiceyouth crime boardsprobation servicechild welfareinterventions |
| spellingShingle | Britt Østergaard Larsen Ann-Karina Henriksen Theresa Dyrvig Henriksen Tea Torbenfelt Bengtsson New system responses to juvenile crime Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab criminal justice youth crime boards probation service child welfare interventions |
| title | New system responses to juvenile crime |
| title_full | New system responses to juvenile crime |
| title_fullStr | New system responses to juvenile crime |
| title_full_unstemmed | New system responses to juvenile crime |
| title_short | New system responses to juvenile crime |
| title_sort | new system responses to juvenile crime |
| topic | criminal justice youth crime boards probation service child welfare interventions |
| url | https://tidsskrift.dk/NTfK/article/view/141475 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT brittøstergaardlarsen newsystemresponsestojuvenilecrime AT annkarinahenriksen newsystemresponsestojuvenilecrime AT theresadyrvighenriksen newsystemresponsestojuvenilecrime AT teatorbenfeltbengtsson newsystemresponsestojuvenilecrime |