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POLICE MEDIATION IN JUVENILE CASES: ORGANISATIONAL APPROACH
POLICE MEDIATION IN JUVENILE CASES: ORGANISATIONAL APPROACH
EVALDAS VISOCKAS, LAW INSTITUTE OF LITHUANIANovember 27-28, Riga
EVALDAS VISOCKAS, LAW INSTITUTE OF LITHUANIANovember 27-28, Riga
• Police perceptions in society:– Punitive institution– No moral and value alignment with community– Us and THEY
• Police position– Police as service providing institution– Police faces and deals with conflicts every day
Why police mediation?
• Title: Strengthening of Police Capabilities aimed at Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency through the Implementation of the Restorative Justice Model
• Objectives:– Overall objective – test mediation in police;– Create mediation methodology for police– Train police officers– Run piloting mediation cases
Brief information about the project (1)
• Project outputs:– Mediation guide for police officers– 180 police officers trained– Over 50 mediation cases implemented
Brief information about the project (2)
• Police is already doing mediation, but it is not officially reglamented
• No mediation concept in Police• Mediation has almost no legal basis in Lithuania• Impartiality of police mediator• Too many clients. Who is police client?• Police is not ready dealing with serious cases
Faced problems
• No instruction, when to use mediation:• Instructions in which cases mediation can be used and
in which not,• Sequence of actions. What happens if mediation is not
successful?
• No mediation in police officer functions• No mediation in police officer work load
calculation
Organizational Police mediation problems
• Simpler way for solving minor criminal cases • Instant positive change of opinion about police - Police as
problem solving institution• Better evaluation of police work, higher trust in police• Necessary tool for police officer (mediation makes police
officer closer to community)• Increased satisfaction with work
Positive Project findings: Police officers responses
Thank you for your attention !evaldas.visockas@teise.org
More information on websitemediacija.policija.lt
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