Ghana’s child panels: effective child protection and juvenile justice system or superfluous creation?

Ghana’s child panels: effective child protection and juvenile justice system or superfluous creation?

Yes === In accordance with the United Nations’ requirements for dealing with juvenile offenders, Ghana’s Children Act 1998 mandated local authorities to establish child panels to mediate minor offences committed by children. However, to date there has not been any research that has examined the func...

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Main Author: Adu-Gyamfi, Jones
Language:en
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Children panel
Child protection
Ghana juvenile justice
Juvenile delinquency
Youth justice
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17582
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spelling ndltd-BRADFORD-oai-bradscholars.brad.ac.uk-10454-175822021-03-20T05:01:10Z Ghana’s child panels: effective child protection and juvenile justice system or superfluous creation? Adu-Gyamfi, Jones Children panel Child protection Ghana juvenile justice Juvenile delinquency Youth justice Yes In accordance with the United Nations’ requirements for dealing with juvenile offenders, Ghana’s Children Act 1998 mandated local authorities to establish child panels to mediate minor offences committed by children. However, to date there has not been any research that has examined the functioning and effectiveness of the child panels. This research examined the operationalisation and effectiveness of child panels in Ghana. The study involved the use of semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with panel members of four local authorities. Findings showed that the child panels are not functioning effectively in Ghana. The relevance of the child panels has been questioned since it was found to be duplicating the roles of some other child welfare agencies. This article discusses the challenges impeding the effectiveness of the child panels and outlines recommendations to improve their effectiveness. 2020-01-17T10:45:38Z 2020-01-17T10:45:38Z 2019-12 2019-02-01 2019-03-18 Article Accepted Manuscript Adu-Gyamfi, J (2019) Ghana's child panels: effective child protection and juvenile justice system or superfluous creation? The British Journal of Social Work. 49(8): 2059-2072. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17582 en https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz024 © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.
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topic Children panel
Child protection
Ghana juvenile justice
Juvenile delinquency
Youth justice
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Child protection
Ghana juvenile justice
Juvenile delinquency
Youth justice
Adu-Gyamfi, Jones
Ghana’s child panels: effective child protection and juvenile justice system or superfluous creation?
description Yes === In accordance with the United Nations’ requirements for dealing with juvenile offenders, Ghana’s Children Act 1998 mandated local authorities to establish child panels to mediate minor offences committed by children. However, to date there has not been any research that has examined the functioning and effectiveness of the child panels. This research examined the operationalisation and effectiveness of child panels in Ghana. The study involved the use of semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with panel members of four local authorities. Findings showed that the child panels are not functioning effectively in Ghana. The relevance of the child panels has been questioned since it was found to be duplicating the roles of some other child welfare agencies. This article discusses the challenges impeding the effectiveness of the child panels and outlines recommendations to improve their effectiveness.
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title_short Ghana’s child panels: effective child protection and juvenile justice system or superfluous creation?
title_full Ghana’s child panels: effective child protection and juvenile justice system or superfluous creation?
title_fullStr Ghana’s child panels: effective child protection and juvenile justice system or superfluous creation?
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