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Explain The Key Features Of The CJSWR

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If a young person is aged 17 years and six months or younger, then the case can be remitted back to the Children’s Hearing for advice and/or disposal (where appropriate to do so). The young person does not require to be subject to a Supervision Requirement through the Children’s Hearing System, or known to the System. If a Henry was already subject to a supervision requirement he would be assessed to determine if at risk of a custodial sentence, then the report writer would consider whether a secure unit rather than prison was appropriate. All local resources available which could be considered as an alternative to custody would be explored within the report. Where remittal to the Children’s hearing is not viable for a young person and they require to be sentenced in the adult criminal justice system, then the principles of GIRFEC …show more content…

The CJSWR provides information on social work interventions and how these may impact upon offending behaviour. The CJSWR is a professional assessment and a registered social worker is accountable for the provision of CJSWRS and other reports sent to court which could have an impact on an individual’s liberty. Key features of the CJSWR include:- • The report should assist the sentencing process and provide information on risk of re-offending, risk of harm, offending related needs and suitable interventions. • Consideration should also be given to non-offending related needs, personal and social circumstances and the relationship with sentencing options. • Risk assessment and offence analysis must be completed when assessing the feasibility of community disposals. • The assessment of community disposals should be addressed alongside the impact of disposals on the individual and his/her family, including any children. • Public safety issues should be

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Children have been found to experience much higher levels of communication difficulty in the criminal justice system and this diminishes their ability to give evidence with the coherence desired by the court to facilitate prosecution of crime. In the case of R-v- Green youth court, the court held that There was no absolute right for a defendant to be allowed to face his accusers. Special measures to protect a vulnerable or intimidated witness from the accused would not normally be applicable to a defendant witness, but other means were available to a court to assist a defendant in ensuring that where he had communication difficulties, his case was put across properly. The court had an obligation to achieve fairness in each particular case, and that requirement was met by the system. This application was dismissed but the ruling gave critical understanding that a child under 17 years qualifies to be a vulnerable witness if they have communication difficulty and vulnerability was more circumstantial than mere age

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