Abstract
The issue of the convicted minors' legal status viewed from a psychological perspective is one of topical interest in the penitentiaries for minors in Romania. Minority is thus considered not just from a legal point of view, but also from a psychological one because a crisis over this topic is currently passed in Romania. The de facto situation is emphasized in all the specific institutions which have as an objective the re-education of convicted minors. The current paper highlights certain arguments in order to expand the informational spectrum of the state institutions who serve the purpose of promoting and developing special programs for minors' social reintegration during their period of incarceration. From this point of view, the paper focuses on the implementation of these standardized programs, but also evaluates equally the potentiality law enforcement offers in supporting those who execute a deprivation of liberty penal punishment. Are the Romanian authorities able to manage this situation? Are there enough instruments implemented to support the incarcerated minors? These are questions which deserve adequate answers.
Highlights
The legal status of minors incarcerated in detention centers in Romania is a topic of high interest among the Romanian authorities
The psychological approach to this group of people deprived of liberty must concern the national authorities as the number of juveniles committing offenses has significantly increased in the last decade
In carrying out the current paper, the classical methods of research have been used. They consists in evaluation of legal provisions into force in cases of minor offenders along with referential jurisprudence decisions adopted by the courts of law in Romania
Summary
The legal status of minors incarcerated in detention centers in Romania is a topic of high interest among the Romanian authorities. In the research paper some arguments and proposals de lege ferenda are advanced having as their main purpose improving the legal framework in the matter of solving the minors' needs by means of psychology during their incarceration in the detention centers of Romania. All these aspects are stated in order to facilitate the approaches of judicial authorities involved in the detention centers for minors in their efforts towards the social reintegration of convicted minor. It is recommended that in all decisions on minors the issue of the minors' best interest must be taken into account
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