At the end of the tunnel: Transferred juvenile delinquents and their (judicial) trajectories into adulthood

Yana Jaspers; An Nuytiens; Jenneke Christiaens; Els Dumortier

At the end of the tunnel: Transferred juvenile delinquents and their (judicial) trajectories into adulthood

Yana Jaspers, An Nuytiens, Jenneke Christiaens, Els Dumortier

Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper

Abstract

In Belgium juvenile offenders between the age of 16 and 18 can by exception be “transferred” to a special court for waived minors. There they can be tried as adults according the rules of (adult) penal law. In this paper we will present the first results of our research on the trajectories of these transferred youngsters into adulthood. Our research focuses on the consequences of transfer from the juvenile justice system on the further pathways into adulthood.
This research takes a longitudinal perspective on the effects of judicial interventions and transfer. The judicial trajectories of a cohort of 204 juveniles, transferred over a decade ago, are at the center of our analysis. Their (adult) criminal records and detention files were analyzed to reconstruct their judicial pathway after the transfer. Preliminary results suggest different types of trajectories into adulthood.
Finally, we will also discuss some difficult methodological challenges that were met while obtaining an accurate view of the judicial trajectory.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Sept 2014
Event	annual meeting of the European Society of Criminology - Faculty of Arts Charles University, Prague, United Kingdom Duration: 10 Sept 2014 → 13 Sept 2014

Conference

Conference	annual meeting of the European Society of Criminology
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Prague
Period	10/09/14 → 13/09/14

SRP12: SRP (Zwaartepunt): Crossing borders: crime, culture and controle
Snacken, S., Christiaens, J. & Enhus, E.
1/11/12 → 31/10/17
Project: Fundamental

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At the end of the tunnel: Transferred juvenile delinquents and their (judicial) trajectories into adulthood

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SRP12: SRP (Zwaartepunt): Crossing borders: crime, culture and controle

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