<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The law on juvenile delinquency proceedings creates a model of a paternalistic and welfare approach to juvenile justice, the protection and treatment of the juvenile at risk oriented allowing only a certain range, to use criminal sanctions against juvenile perpetrators of prohibited acts. The rule is that juvenile is not liable to the principles defined in the Penal Code, the Code of Petty Offences or the Fiscal Penal Code, and the law is applied to him is the Juvenile Act of 26 October 1982 which does not provide for a criminal responsibility. Special, nonpenal responsibility for juveniles applies for those between 13 and 17 years. For younger juveniles, special measures of exclusively educational and care character are possible.</p></abstract>

The law on juvenile delinquency proceedings creates a model of a paternalistic and welfare approach to juvenile justice, the protection and treatment of the juvenile at risk oriented allowing only a certain range, to use criminal sanctions against juvenile perpetrators of prohibited acts. The rule is that juvenile is not liable to the principles defined in the Penal Code, the Code of Petty Offences or the Fiscal Penal Code, and the law is applied to him is the Juvenile Act of 26 October 1982 which does not provide for a criminal responsibility. Special, nonpenal responsibility for juveniles applies for those between 13 and 17 years. For younger juveniles, special measures of exclusively educational and care character are possible.

Responsibility of a Juvenile for a Prohibited Act Under Polish Law

International and Comparative Law Review

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The law on juvenile delinquency proceedings creates a model of a paternalistic and welfare approach to juvenile justice, the protection and treatment of the...

Responsibility of a Juvenile for a Prohibited Act Under Polish Law

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 99 - 115

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0017

Keywords
special juvenile responsibility, concept of juvenile, juvenile measures, age of criminal responsibility

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Responsibility of a Juvenile for a Prohibited Act Under Polish Law

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 99 - 115

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0017

Keywordsspecial juvenile responsibility, concept of juvenile, juvenile measures, age of criminal responsibility

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
special juvenile responsibility, concept of juvenile, juvenile measures, age of criminal responsibility