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more efficient crime suppression.
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MENTORING OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW
Abstract
Within the context of the concept of restorative justice system for children, this project contributes to
capacity building and development of restorative practices in Macedonian justice system for children. The
project addresses the needs of the staff employed in the three centers for social work (CSW) in Skopje,
Veles, and Kumanovo through strengthening their capacities to work and assist children in conflict with law.
At the same time the project helps children in conflict with the law to develop positive and successful
approach for improvement of their behavior, self-confidence, attitudes, regular attendance and better grades
in school. The mentoring programme targeted forty four children in conflict with the law, who were
sanctioned with the measure “Enhanced supervision by the guardianship organ and who were involved for 7
months within the mentoring programme for children in conflict with the law.
1.
ACHIEVED RESULTS
We can freely say that the success from the mentoring coincides with the fundamental objectives of
the mentoring programme: forty-four children in conflict with the law were enabled to actively participate in
determination of priorities for overcoming their problems and covering their needs with the provided support
from their mentors. The support network for continuous support and enabled cooperation, coordination and
continuity of the provided support to children in conflict with the law was constantly developed. The three
centers for social work became more efficient and recognized partners of the Institute for Social Work and
Social Policy in the process of implementation of activities with children in conflict with the law. Further,
practical work for students – mentors to work with children in conflict with the law was also developed.
The project results and experiences are common in the five cities with the partner organizations at
local level that are involved in the work with children in conflict with law in order to integrate the mentoring
programme for children in conflict with the law in the system for social protection.
The Institute for Social
Work and Social Policy at the Faculty of Philosophy and the three Inter-Municipal Centers for Social Work
(CSW) from Skopje, Veles and Kumanovo initiated the implementation of the project “Mentoring
Programme for children in conflict with the law”. The involvement in mentoring programmes is a method
that enables children in conflict with the law to communicate with the mentor / student as
a positive model of
behavior and interaction for purpose of reducing recidivism in committing crimes.
2.
CAPACITY BUILDING
The project team continually met with the experts and staff from the three CSW who were working in
the area of justice for children in order to discuss the project implementation. The project team closely
cooperated with the 12 persons from CSW Skopje that are working in the Department of children and youth
and the teams comprised of three people from CSW from Veles and Kumanovo. The selection of students /
mentor started with communication of a public notice at the Faculty of Philosophy. All interested male or
female students from third and fourth year and the post-graduates could apply for mentors particularly if they
expressed interest, motivation and experience in working with children at risk. Students from four institutes
applied for the project activities, as follows: the Institute of Social Work and Social Policy, the Institute of
Defectology, the Institute of Psychology, and the Institute of Pedagogy. The project team conducted
preliminary selection of 45 students, potential mentors. The selection process was conducted in cooperation
with the project partners (the Institute for Social Work and the Centers for Social Work). After receiving the
applications all students were invited to the training. The personal required characteristics for the students /
mentors were as follows: to be positive, persistent, motivated to work with children who have committed
crimes, to be honest, realistic, communicative, good listeners, to possess the necessary principles, to be good
motivators, enthusiastic, caring, energetic, stabile, determined, respected by the others, unyielding in what
they do, and be able to gradually to reach to the child in conflict with the law. During the interview, the
candidates for mentors were appraised on basis of their strengths and weaknesses and the prevailing