Citation

Bernuz Beneitez MJ, Dumortier E. Youth Justice 2018; 18(1): 34-51.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, National Association for Youth Justice, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1473225417741225

PMID

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Abstract

This article explores how the idea of procedural justice can help us to rethink juvenile justice and research children's rights in Europe differently. To frame the following argument, we will question four implications of the procedural justice perspective: 1) the need to implement rights and not just proclaim them, 2) the need to investigate a 'double perspective' on children's rights implying both juvenile justice professionals and children in conflict with the law, 3) the child's right to effectively participate and be involved in the process and 4) the idea that age matters in the judicial reaction to crime. The resulting conclusions and discussions revolve around the scientific consequences and challenges we must face when we take procedural justice perspective seriously.

Language: en