EQUAL PROCEDURAL TREATMENT TO EACH JUVENILE IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN ORDER TO ENSURE A FAIR TRIAL AND EQUALITY OF ALL BEFORE LAW

Svrha je ovoga rada, na temelju rezultata provedenog istraživanja, procijeniti primjenu jednakosti u postupovnom pristupu prema svakom maloljetniku radi osiguravanja pravičnog suđenja i jednakosti svih pred zakonom i s tim u vezi ponuditi konkretne izmjene zakonskih i donošenje podzakonskih propisa. Analiziran je sadržaj izvješća centara za socijalnu skrb (N=59) koja se sastavljaju za potrebe suda pri izricanja odgojnih mjera. Rezultati su pokazali da se izvješća znatno razlikuju te da je, u svakoj od 10 zakonski definiranih kategorija, u prosjeku prisutno između 12 % i 63 % očekivanih podataka odabranih diskrecijskom odlukom izvjestitelja. Time se argumentira zaključak o narušavanju primjene jednakosti u postupovnom pristupu prema svakom maloljetniku u etapi procjene. U radu su navedeni prijedlozi izmjena i dopuna zakonskih i izrade podzakonskih propisa u svrhu poboljšanja primjene jednakosti u postupovnom pristupu.The purpose of this paper is, based on the results of the research, to assess the application of equal procedural treatment to each juvenile in order to ensure a fair trial and equality of all before the law and in this regard to offer concrete changes in laws and regulations. The content of reports of social welfare centers (N = 59) that are compiled for the needs of the court when imposing educational measures was analyzed. The results showed that the reports differed significantly and that, within each of the 10 legally defined categories, on average between 12% and 63% of the expected data selected by the discretion of the rapporteur were present. This argues the conclusion that the application of equality of procedural treatment to each juvenile in the assessment phase has been violated. The paper presents proposals for amendments to laws and drafting bylaws in order to improve the application of equality of procedural treatment