Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of New South Wales, 2005. / Also available online.

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-125). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

In my dissertation "Problémy trestního soudnictví ve věcech mládeže" I speak about the issues of criminality of the young and about the forms of reactions to misdemeanour caused by the young perpetrators or children. The main legal regulation in this area is the law no. 218/2003, about the judiciary in cases of the young, that contains the arrangement of the material and the procedural law. In connection to the criminal law and the penal code it is a lex specialis. In the first chapter I speak about the theoretical fundation of the law arrangement, and so about the conception of the restorative judiciary. The main idea of this conception is to favor the educational action before repression. The aim is the relationship reconsiliation between the perpetrator and the victim, the awareness of one's deeds and subsequent continuance in one's life in conformity with legal order. The theme of the second chapter is the terminology of the judiciary law in cases of the young. A different terminology was implemented in order to reduce the stigmatization of the young perpetrators, due the interest of their proper development. The third chapter represents a brief retrospect to the history of law arrangement in the area of criminality of the young. In particular, it speaks about the judiciary law among the young...

The topic of my Master's degree thesis is "The issue of criminal juvenile justice". It is focused on the area of unlawful acts of youth and children under fifteen years old. I chosed this topic because of my interest in this area. The main focus of my thesis is juridical, and minor part is also devoted to criminal aspects. I focus mainly on the sanctions. Thesis is divided into seven chapters and further split into subsections. In the first chapter I describe basic facts of the youth criminal acts. I'm focusing mainly in the characteristic criminal conducts and behaviors. The following chapter is focused on Juvenile criminal justice and mainly Law No. 218/2003 Coll. It deal with the purpose of the law and the basic concepts. The third chapter describe the area of the legal accountability of youth people, it means the question of legal accountability and moral and intellectual maturity. It deals with issue of insanity and age limit for criminal accountability of youth. In the fourth chapter I have focused on the termination of criminal liability, active repentance and the Limitation of the law. The fifth chapter is focused on the analysis of measures and their deficiency. This chapter represents the core part of the thesis. In sixth chapter I deal with the question of specific forms of criminal...

The thesis thoroughly examines the issue of response to juvenile delinquency and potential solutions of their criminal liability in the European context. The thesis describes the historical development of approach to juvenile delinquency, as well as basic models of youth justice. The important part of the thesis focuses on comparative analyses of selected foreign legislation, namely the legal order of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In depth are analyzed penalty systems of those countries and their mutual comparison. Further part is dedicated to evaluation of selected sanctions in terms of their effectiveness based on knowledge about recidivism of juvenile offenders. In relation to effectiveness of sanctions the thesis deals with question how to influence different types of juvenile offenders from the perspective of developmental criminology, especially chronic offenders. Author pays attention to the phenomenon of chronic juvenile offenders, formulates risk factors used to identify and predict the life-course delinquency. Following subpart discusses two of the most important factors influencing the committing of serious crimes by juveniles, e.g. delinquent peer groups and immigrant origin, which are relative neglected in the Czech professional literature. The importance of immigrant origin for a...

1 Juvenile justice - Comparison of swiss and czech law with focus on criminal procedure Abstract anglicky This thesis focuses on comparison of Czech and Swiss form of juvenile justice. The opening chapters briefly summarize the Czech law no. 218/2003 Sb., basic principles of juvenile criminal procedures, concept of his criminal liability and sets out sanctions - educational, protective and penal - which can be assigned to a juvenile person. Then a Swiss version of juvenile law is introduced (the "Jugendstrafgesetz") together with juvenile criminal procedures law ("Jugendstrafprozesordnung"). Also these chapters cotains introduction of basic principles of both laws, a detailed description of respective penalties ("Strafen") and protective measures ("Schutzmassnahmen") and their execution. The juvenile criminal procedure, its specifics and details, is described in Chapter 4, followed by the analysis of laws, comparisons of specific penalties and protective measures. This is supported by recent statistic of juvenile criminality, decisions of special juvenile courts and age limits for criminal liability throughout Europe. Swiss judgements are supplemented by an overview of type and length of respective sanctions and execution of protective measures of placement. The goal of this thesis is to show a different...