It seems obvious to take into consideration that the number of unaccompanied migrant children who come into conflict with the justice system grows in parallel with the increase in arrivals, and therefore the response always needs to be adjusted. This means that justice operators must be adequately trained and equipped to manage the impact.

In addition to adaptation and training, it appears necessary for the entire system to invest in the removal of barriers that limit access to restorative justice and community services by unaccompanied children. This would bring a considerable advantage for the victims, who could succeed in recomposing the conflict and see a restitution of the damage suffered (not necessarily understood in civil law terms), for the offenders who, through the assumption of responsibility, would obtain a benefit in terms of reintegration.

The whole system would benefit from a strengthening of restorative justice services such as juvenile criminal mediation, as it would reduce the number of cases to be treated within the courts and you could get a reduction in economic and social costs.

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