TORTURE AND ILL-TREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN UKRAINE

Section 2Administrative standards and proceduresdepartments for social and psychological services (CPS), nor tutors or instructorsof the department for social, educational and psychological work) havespecial pedagogic education”. 142.2. Preparation/trainingThe UN Committee on Human Rights as one of the mandatory componentsof prevention and eradication of torture and other cruel, inhuman ordegrading treatment or punishment of children considers the possibility“to initiate a comprehensive training for militia personnel and officers of theState Penitentiary Service to prohibit torture and any abuse, as well as on internationalstandards of juvenile justice.” 15• On organization of training of the personnelof the State Penitentiary Service of UkraineOn 11.07.2012, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine issued the Explanation,which reads as follows:“The selection and quality penitentiary staff training is the key componentof any reform. It cannot go without proper personnel training based on moderncontinuous training in specialized schools with proper courses of study.Therefore, the decision was made to “implement the system of specialtraining of penitentiary staff, which at the present level of penal science canbe done only in the course of departmental educational institutions.” 16Proper understanding of the continuity of education, necessity of specialeducation for professionals of all categories should lead to positive results aftera time.In November 2010, the list of professions DK 003:2010 was for the first timesystematized and included in the list of occupations of the State Penal Service14 http://pedagogicaljournal.luguniv.edu.ua/archive/2012/N2/article/8/Karaman_ua.pdf15 Committee on the rights of the child. Fifty-sixth session. Consideration of reports submittedby member states under article 44 of the Convention. Concluding observations: Ukraine(unofficial translation), p.4, http://www.president.gov.ua/docs/unicef_ukraine2011.pdf16 Explanation of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine “Forming a complete system for trainingprison staff is the main condition for practical changes in the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine(creating a complete training system of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine). (Http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/n0027323-12).93