Wars and juvenile delinquency. The Impact of Occupations on the Belgian juvenile Justice System (1914-1918, 1940-1944)
(2011) Justice in Wartimes and Revolutions : Europe, 1795-1950 — Location: Brussels (21.September.2011)
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- In 1912, after several years of heated discussions, Belgian legislators passed the country’s first child protection Act. The law set up juvenile courts, realizing a wish that had been expressed in the 19th century, to handle the cases of delinquent minors outside the penal system. From this point, children would not be judged as adults; the “new” juvenile courts would be presided over by a single judge, who would be specially qualified for juvenile courts. In Belgium as alswhere, the study of childhood and its protection, especially through analysis of juvenile court practice, has been at the center of a historiographical renewal for a number of years. Two periods of this history, each representing a World War, have remained more or less obscure. However, periods of upheaval, such as wars or economic crises, should be seen as important opportunities to analyze the functioning of institutions. This is where my own procedure enters into it, based on research I undertook for a doctoral dissertation, a few years ago.
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François, A. (2011). Wars and juvenile delinquency. The Impact of Occupations on the Belgian juvenile Justice System (1914-1918, 1940-1944). Justice in Wartimes and Revolutions : Europe, 1795-1950, Brussels. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/203466