Gabriel Attal needs the adoption of a invoice on the “immediate appearance” of minors earlier than the tip of the 12 months | EUROtoday

Gabriel Attal hoped on Friday May 24, in a progress report on his consultations on juvenile delinquency within the type of written responses to Agence France-Presse (AFP), {that a} invoice ” before the end of the year “ permits the institution of a type of ” immediate appearance “ younger individuals from 16 years previous.

On April 19, the Prime Minister introduced a sequence of measures to cope with “addiction to violence” of sure younger individuals, calling for a “surge of authority”. He had launched consultations on the topic and promised a ” waypoint “ after 4 weeks, which he does on Friday in Valence (Drôme).

On the judicial facet and the potential for a ” immediate appearance “ earlier than the courtroom for younger individuals aged 16 and over, criticized by the magistrates' unions, he reiterated that he “hopes that in certain cases, for example in cases of aggravated violence, when you are over 16 years old, when you are a repeat offender, there can be a procedure, a bit like an immediate appearance”.

By this, “the court decides on both guilt and punishment, immediately after the offense”he emphasizes.

“Red lines”

The head of presidency nonetheless needs “see precisely how we write this measure to respect the constitutional principles of juvenile justice”however this measure “will necessarily go through a bill” that he needs to see “voted before the end of the year”.

“Some say that we should not tamper with the juvenile criminal justice code (CJPM). It is true that the first assessment of the CJPM is positive. This reform made it possible to shorten judgment times, improve consideration of the victim and strengthen the effectiveness of educational work with the minor.but this “should not prevent us from already looking at whether we need to complete, enrich, give additional tools to magistrates”he explains.

On the “mitigations of the minority excuse” in felony convictions, which signifies that a minor is punished much less severely than an grownup, he admits “that there is no consensus on the question and its modalities” however he needs “move forward for this”.

Immediate look and mitigation of the minority excuse are “red lines” for the Union of Magistrates (USM, majority), which had argued that juvenile justice was notably struggling “a glaring lack of resources”.

Parental empowerment and parenting assist

In Viry-Châtillon (Essonne) on April 19, he additionally insisted on the accountability of fogeys, talking after a number of incidents of violence involving younger individuals.

In this regard, he stays prepared, for folks “defaulters”in order that the penalty of neighborhood service, which already exists in its place penalty, might be incurred “as an additional penalty for the offense of evasion by a parent of his or her legal obligations”.

He additionally intends to develop insurance policies “parenting support” with the experimentation of “parent journey” in ten departments in 2024, aiming for 30% of fogeys to be supported by 2027, as a substitute of 4% presently.