Juveniles in Criminal Proceedings

• Author: Enver Buçaj - Fatos Haziri
• Position: Professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Prizren 'Ukshin Hoti' - Professor at the Faculty of Law at the UBT College
• Pages: 198-209

Vol. 4 No. 2

June, 2020

European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences

IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria

ISSN 2519-1284

Acces online at www.iipccl.org

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Juveniles in Criminal Proceedings

Dr.sc. Enver Buçaj, Prof.ass.

ProfessorattheFacultyofLawattheUniversityofPrizrenUkshinHoti

Dr.sc. Fatos Haziri, Prof.ass.

ProfessorattheFacultyofLawattheUBTCollege

Abstract

This paper is of a combined character; summary and research, as it contains comparisons

and research in a critical way, so it includes content and important psychological aspects of

criminalactionsthatleadthejuvenilepersontoconictwiththelawincludingfactorswhich

directlyorindirectlyaectthiscategoryofsocietytobeinvolvedincriminalactivity

Even more fundamentally, it has been possible to include the comparative character of the

actions of the relevant institutions that treat this category of society in the criminal aspect,

respectively the theoretical-practical aspect and the legal basis of these institutions.

The paper highlights the advantages and diculties that arise between law enforcement

agencies for the treatment of this category of persons in a criminal process, as well as legal

shortcomings, especially bylaws and especially emphasizes the need to actively engage the

social worker and psychologist in the criminal process, as a necessity which, despite the

reform of the legal infrastructure, still remain outside the necessity of active involvement in

the juvenile proceedings.

Keywords: Juvenile justice, reform, adequate treatment, prevention, harmonization, re-

socialization, legal process, juvenile personality, standards.

Juveniles in criminal proceedings

The important fact in a criminal trial is that the victim as well as the society needs

toknowabouttheperpetratorsofcriminaloensesandalsotheinterestthatthe

perpetrator will not go unpunished, is a necessary step to bring the perpetrator to

justice, regardless of who he is.

Thetreatmentof criminal cases involving juveniles of course presents signicant

dicultiesforthesecuritysystemthejusticesystemandotherauthoritativebodies

and this is precisely because of the situations that crimes involving minors, by their

verynature are complex and dicult to fully address and when you add tothis

facttheRepublicof Kosovoisconsidered amongthecountriesintransitionwithan

unstable legal infrastructure, because the provisions for the treatment of juveniles

havebeenveryuniqueinacomprehensivecodebutdistributedacrossdierentlaws

andmakeit evenmoredicult toachievethe desiredeciencyin thetreatment of

thiscategoryofpersonsinvolvedincriminaloenses

The purpose of this paper focuses on three main areas:

a). To present the importance of the psychological factor, the social factor and other

factorsthatinuenceajuveniletoconictwiththelawandsocialmoralnorms