The Best Interest Procedures<\/strong> drawn up by UNHCR and the Interagency guidelines on Child Case Management<\/strong> of the Child Protection Working Group will be taken into consideration.<\/p>\n Then it will describe the good practices from which it will be possible to outline an abstract model of individual assessment; examples will be given on how the same model can be used in the different procedural phases.<\/p>\n Finally, practical tools<\/strong> will be provided to help both during the assessment and the taking into custody of the child; the adoption of a specific memorandum of understanding between the various stakeholders involved will also be proposed to favour coordination and networking activities.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=”Who is going to benefit from the model?” tab_id=”1″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n This model is mainly addressed to all those operators who have direct contact with unaccompanied migrant children before, during, and after criminal proceedings. These may include social workers and USSM staff, lawyers, police, judges, prosecutors, child protection workers, shelter staff, guardians, interpreters\/cultural mediators, and anti-trafficking agency staff.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”What is the need for individual assessment?” tab_id=”2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n At the beginning we introduced Amin and Destiny and we told their stories.<\/p>\n Amin committed a crime without being aware of it; to this very day, it is unclear to him what is happening in his life and especially what is going to be his future.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s ask ourselves some questions.<\/p>\n The answers can both be affirmatives.<\/p>\n A model of individual assessment, which gathers the good practices already established in other contexts, and implements and integrates them within the penal system, allows the child to receive fair treatment and participate based on increasingly universal standards in terms of the application of human rights. It should be added that such a model allows the system to optimize its instrumental and non-instrumental resources and, moreover, ensures greater incisiveness and effectiveness in judicial action in the various stages of criminal proceedings.<\/p>\n According to the findings of the research developed within the CFJ-DCSCP project, the Italian system has still deficiencies that need to be solved\u00a0[1]<\/span>:<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”What is the purpose of the individual assessment?” tab_id=”3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n The purpose of the individual assessment is to\u00a0protect against secondary victimisation<\/strong>,\u00a0promote social reintegration<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0enable child participation<\/strong>\u00a0in criminal proceedings in line with the best interests of the child.<\/p>\n In carrying out individual assessment procedures, the following aspects should be addressed specifically.<\/p>\n When working with victims:<\/p>\n When working with offenders:<\/p>\n It is also necessary to understand in which areas an individual assessment model can respond to the needs identified, who the other interlocutors are (institutional actors, NGOs, international organizations) and what additional resources would be necessary for a greater implementation of individual assessment procedures.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”What does it mean to talk about a The United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child, \u201cNew York Convention of 1989\u201d is the first binding international instrument to promote the adoption of a \u201cholistic approach\u201d or \u201cmultidisciplinary approach\u201d towards the child and expresses an attitude of satisfaction of the child\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n Today, the child is considered as a rights-holder, a person with his\/her own needs, opinions, hopes and fears and is made to participate and be the protagonist of his\/her future choices. Using a holistic approach means considering the child as a whole and enhancing his\/her dignity.<\/p>\n The following articles of the Convention have been identified as general principles and express the spirit of the Convention\u00a0[2]<\/span>:<\/p>\n Art. 2 \u2013 \u201cStates Parties undertake to respect the rights set forth in the present Convention and to guarantee them to every child within their jurisdiction, without distinction of any kind and without regard to the child\u2019s or his or her parents\u2019 or legal representatives\u2019 race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, financial situation, disability, birth or other circumstances.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Art. 3 \u2013 \u201cIn all decisions concerning children, whether by public or private institutions of social welfare, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a continuing consideration\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n Art. 6 \u2013 \u201cStates Parties recognize that every child has an inherent right to life and shall ensure as far as possible the survival and development of the child.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Art. 12 \u2013 \u201cChildren are guaranteed the right to express their views freely in all matters affecting them, given their weight according to their age and level of maturity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Art. 40 of the Convention defines in greater detail the rights of juveniles suspected or accused of having committed a criminal offence; it calls upon the countries signatory to the Convention to promote the adoption of laws, procedures, the establishment of authorities and institutions specifically intended for juveniles suspected, accused or found guilty of having committed a criminal offence, and in particular identifies the minimum procedural guarantees for the juvenile, the minimum age limit for criminal responsibility, as well as promoting procedures involving the implementation of a set of alternatives to institutionalization and imprisonment.<\/em><\/p>\n During the proceedings, the child should be treated in a manner that fosters his or her sense of dignity and personal worth, reinforces his or her respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms\u00a0[3]<\/span>.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tour][vc_column_text]Learn more about “Social Court: a Bulgarian Model of Child-Friendly Justice<\/a>” and related “Checklist<\/a>“<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator align=”align_left”][vc_column_text]1. 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