P060 - “Let's be clear”. Design and evaluation of accessible documents for children inside police custody

• In Event: Poster Session & Ice Cream Social

Abstract

As required by European standards, professionals in juvenile justice systems should inform children about why they are being prosecuted, what their rights are, what their role is in the different procedural phases, what options they have, and what the consequences of the different decisions they may take are. This explanation should be done in clear language and through adapted materials that, in an accessible way, guarantee good understanding. With this objective in mind, the Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency Research Group developed Let’s be clear project, a package of accessible documents aimed at minors involved in criminal proceedings. These documents were designed in three different formats: text, comics, and audiovisual. To date, the first work package on rights and procedures in police headquarters has already been developed and will be used by the Spanish police (Guardia Civil) in the region of Castilla-La Mancha from May onwards. This poster presents how the first package of documents has been constructed and presents the three formats designed. In addition, the results of the first evaluation after the first few months of implementation are presented. The evaluation will be conducted by administering a questionnaire to both professionals and minor users.

Authors

• Esther Fernandez Molina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

• Esther Fernandez Molina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

• Raquel Bartolomé Gutiérrez, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

• María José Bernuz, University of Zaragoza

• Cristina Carretero, Comillas Pontifical University

• Alicia Montero Molera, University of Castilla-La Mancha

• Ana Páez-Mérida, University of Castilla-La Mancha

• Marta Parra, University of Castilla-La Mancha