Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review
Abstract
Through original, in-country interviews and research, this Article will introduce Kosovo's current juvenile diversion system and the need for its continued improvement. Kosovo-Europe 's youngest country-has instituted juvenile diversion, mediation, and educational alternatives to the traditional criminal justice system. This is positive progress, since research shows that children are developmentally more susceptible to reform and reeducation than adults. Thus, rehabilitating a child instead ofpunishing him lessens the chance the child will recommit a crime. However, there is evidence-informed by interviews with national and local stakeholders-that there is still room for procedural and statutory changes to expand the adoption, use, and impact of this child-friendly measure.
Disciplines
Comparative and Foreign Law | Courts | Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | International Law | Internet Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Jason R. Tashea,
The State of Juvenile Diversion in Kosovo,
3
Cardozo Int’l & Compar. L. Rev.
85
(2019).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/ciclr/vol3/iss1/4
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