Projects
Sabbatical Stefaan Pleysier: Juvenile justice & the concept of responsibility KU Leuven
his sabbatical period is mainly aimed at developing two book projects: (1) an edited volume in the field of Juvenile justice ', and (2) a monograph on the concept of' responsibility 'in the field of juvenile criminology and juvenile justice. The two research stays to be planned are also dedicated to these book projects. Residence at the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law (11SJ) is scheduled at the beginning of the Sabbath ...
Pathways of transferred juvenile delinquents: A qualitative study about the consequences of transfer on criminal justice pathways into (young) adulthood. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Responsibility. Action research on the positive project in the Flemish juvenile justice KU Leuven
Since the Child Protection Act of 1912, numerous debates about the adequate response to juvenile delinquency have been held in Belgium, both at the federal level and subsequently at the community level. In 2019, for the first time, the Flemish Community has made choices in the new decree concerning juvenile delinquency. This decree is fundamentally based on the responsibility of young people. Consequently, some new elements have been ...
Scope of discretion in juvenile justice systems. KU Leuven
Constructive juvenile justice: concrete recommendations based on the principles of the Werkgroep Jeugdsanctierecht. KU Leuven
Justice needs 'justice needs': understanding the justice interests of sexually harmed young people and moving towards a victim sensitive model of restorative justice. KU Leuven
Young people who are sexually harmed may experience a plethora of negative consequences that can endure into adulthood. By virtue of their young age and the nature of the harm, such young people are considered to bevulnerable. An important step in helping them to move beyond their victimisation experience is gaining knowledge about how they interpret theirvictimisation experiences, and understanding what they perceive to be appropriate and ...
Juvenile delinquency and rehabilitation: Examining the Good Lives Model KU Leuven
Juvenile justice systems in a number of Western societies oftentimes apply a rehabilitation model known as the ‘Risk Need Responsivity’ (RNR) model. Offender rehabilitation interventions based on the RNR model focus heavily on eliminating empirically derived dynamic risk factors that are directly linked to delinquency and recidivism (i.e., criminogenic risk factors). However, a large proportion of young offenders placed in residential ...