МЕДИЈАЦИЈА ИЗМЕЂУ МАЛОЛЕТНИХ ПРЕСТУПНИКА И ЖРТВЕ
MEDIATION BEETWEEN JUVENILE OFFENDERS AND THE VICTIM

Summary/Abstract: Mediation as one of the alternative methods of resolving conflicts, is applied in a different fields of social work. In order to contribute to the development of mediation in social welfare, and having in mind that the centers for social work, as basic social welfare institutions at the local level, should have the best insight into the quality, coverage and accessibility of certain services, an analysis of mediation between juveniles offenders and victims, which is being implemented in the Center for Social Work "Sveti Sava" in Nis. The attitudes of professional workers were examined, as well as the experience of juvenile perpetrators of the criminal act, who participated in the mediation process, were examined through a correctional settlement with the injured party, whose purpose was to eliminate the harmful consequences of the crime, create conditions for better relations in the future between the juvenile and the injured party and non-repetition of a minor offense. The results of the research show very positive results, as both parties consider the mediation to help them deal with the problem and understand the harmful consequences of their behavior. Recommendations for future research and measures aimed at supporting the development of mediation in Serbia are given. However, in order for the mediation to take root in the right way, it is necessary to inform the public about the mediation procedure and its significance, the adoption of clear and precise laws and by-laws, full implementation of adopted regulations, training of a number of professional workers and transparent speech on examples of good practice.

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