P032 - Evaluation of Judicial Responses To The Crime of Parental Child Violence and Profile of The Offender Person

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Abstract

Aim: The proposal of the panel is related with the evaluation of the judicial responses that are offered from juvenile courts to the crime of child to parent violence during the period of 2017 to 2023 in the Basque Autonomous Community (Spain). It has been analyzed in a profond way the number of restorative processes and the number of judicial measures that has been directed to minor people that commit crimes of this type. In addition, the profile of the offender minor is described.
Methodology: Thanks to the Collaboration agreement that the Basque Institute of Criminology of the University of Basque Country has with the Justice Direction, we were able to access to all the restorative processes and to all the judicial measures correspondent to the period of 2017 to 2023 related to the child to parent crime and psychosocial reports of the offender underage people. The information that is presented comes from the Juvenile Justice Service, to be revised, analyzed and worked by IVAC/KREI.
Results: during the whole period, less restorative processes than judicial measures are produced. In addition, the majority of the measures taken are in an open environment. The profile of the offender minor presents risks factors related to parental control, substance abuse, peer group and leisure time.
Conclusions: Even though is a low rate crime it occurs within families where physical and/or psychological violence is involved so it produces destabilization, anxiety and discomfort.
We believe that the judicial system records fewer cases than the ones that exist in reality.
The response of the judicial system is included within tertiary prevention, so it would be urgent to apply secondary prevention measures directed to victims.
We consider necessary and urgent further research related to the psychosocial profile of the offender minor.

Authors

• Estefanía Ocáriz, Universidad del País Vasco

• Laura Ortiz de Arri Olarte, Universidad del País Vasco