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Technical and humanly attentive defence in criminal proceedings against minors, before the Juvenile Court and in enforcement proceedings.
We assist minors and their families at every stage of proceedings before the Juvenile Court.
Technical assistance in criminal proceedings against minors under the Italian Juvenile Justice Code (DPR 448/1988), with particular attention to the assessment of criminal responsibility, of the capacity to understand and to will and of the minor's personality at the time of the offence.
Defence at all stages of proceedings before the specialised juvenile judge, from the preliminary hearing to the trial, with a procedural strategy designed around the specific features of the rite and the interest of the minor.
Preparation of and assistance with the application for judicial probation under art. 28 DPR 448/1988, building an individualised educational programme in coordination with the social services. A positive outcome leads to extinction of the offence.
Defence in the juvenile precautionary phase, with reference to the specific measures provided: prescriptions, home permanence, community placement, pre-trial detention. Assessment of proportionality and adequacy in relation to the circumstances of the case.
Assistance with access to alternatives to detention for the convicted minor, evaluating the options offered by the juvenile penitentiary system and by Legislative Decree 121/2018 on the enforcement of sentences against convicted minors.
Management of the suspension of proceedings with judicial probation, the cornerstone institution of the juvenile process: a period of observation and commitment by the minor whose successful conclusion leads to a ruling of extinction of the offence.
Support for the minor and the family during interviews with the social services and with the Juvenile Social Service Office (U.S.S.M.), which are essential for building the educational programme and for drafting the reports submitted to the judge.
Constant attention to the confidentiality of the minor's identity, to the modalities of hearing and to support during the most delicate phases of the proceedings. Protecting the young person's personality is a procedural obligation and a commitment of the Firm.
Drafting of appeals against decisions of the Juvenile Court, assistance in appellate proceedings and in appeals to the Court of Cassation, with particular focus on grounds relating to the specific features of the juvenile rite.
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