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Judges to give a second chance before sentencing to custody Young people in Cyprus and England talked about the need for judges to be sensitive to the particular circumstances that young people find themselves in. Young people in England said that judges should find out more about a young person before passing a sentence on them. They should have the time to talk to the young person, find out their background and even visit where they live. Judges should consider whether a custodial sentence is really the best thing for an individual young person. Young people in Cyprus called for the establishment of a procedure to select judges who are child-friendly, sensitive to issues relating to children in conflict with the law and educated in children’s rights. More effective complaints mechanisms in youth custodial settings Young people in the Netherlands and Cyprus recommended significant changes to complaints mechanisms. Young people in Cyprus said that there is a need to establish a more effective, prompt and clear complaints mechanism in prison and police stations. Young people in the Netherlands said that institutions must take complaints seriously, They called for all complaints to be dealt with in a specified time limit. Summary of recommendations from children and young people: • There must be a distinct system for children and young people in trouble with the law; • Look again at the kinds of staff who are employed in custodial settings. Staff should like and relate to young people, be willing to develop positive relationships based on trust with them and receive training on children’s rights and how to resolve conflicts without using force; • There should be more positive activities in custodial settings; • Judges should give a second chance before sentencing to custody and take more time to find out what is going on in the lives of children and young people before sentencing them; • There needs to be more effective complaint mechanisms in youth custodial settings; • There needs to be better regulation of police behaviour when police officers come into contact with children and young people. Better regulation of police behaviour Although this research was <strong>not</strong> specifically focused on the treatment of young people when in contact with the police, several recommendations were made by young people in relation to the need for better regulation of police behaviour. Young people in England and Romania both called for action to be taken to improve the accountability of police officers. They called for cameras with sound to be installed in police stations and vehicles to monitor the behaviour of the police. Young people in both countries wanted the mandatory attendance of parents, lawyers or independent visitors to have access to young people in police detention to check that they are being treated properly, or to accompany them when making statements and being questioned. Young people in Cyprus called for child-friendly police officers to be recruited. They said that police officers must be sensitive to issues relating to children in trouble with the law and called for them to have specific training on children’s rights. PAGE 52 www.violencefreecustody.org.uk
Chapter 6 Conclusions and recommendations This research shows that children continue to experience violence, <strong>not</strong> just in custody but throughout all stages of the criminal justice system, during apprehension and arrest, in police detention and in custodial institutions. There is clearly an urgent need for more action. ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN CUSTODY PAGE 53
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