Punishing juvenile delinquents

In 2010 the Glen Mills treatment programme at a residential facility for juvenile delinquents in Wezep was cancelled. I contend that the Glen Mills method might work excellently in the Netherlands, but only if it is applied fully and without reservations.

Tom Knijp • February 12, 2015 • 3 comments

Juvenile Justice Reform; Lessons Learned from the United States

“Do you want to learn how to lock up as many children as possible?!” A research trip to five juvenile justice systems in the United States.

Yannick van den Brink • October 21, 2013 • 4 comments

‘These sentences send out a strong signal’

The imposed maximum juvenile detention sentences in the infamous ‘Linesman-case’ give rise to the question whether retribution, general deterrence and compensation for a shocked society can be considered legitimate objectives of Dutch juvenile justice.

Yannick van den Brink • July 15, 2013

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Punishing juvenile delinquents

Juvenile Justice Reform; Lessons Learned from the United States

‘These sentences send out a strong signal’