Juvenile Perpetrators of Traffic Offences : (ir)responsibility of the parents?

Jovanović, Slađana and Ristanović, Olivera (2023) Juvenile Perpetrators of Traffic Offences : (ir)responsibility of the parents? In: Saobraćaj, kriminalitet i urbana bezbednost : tematski zbornik radova međunarodnog značaja : međunarodni naučni tematski skup, Palić, 14-15 jun 2023. = Traffic, Criminality and Urban Safety : thematic conference proceedings of international significance :. Institut za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja = Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Beograd, pp. 265-285. ISBN 978-86-80756-55-4

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Abstract

The traffic offenses of minors are in the focus of this paper (misdemeanours and crime) with special emphasis on the (ir)responsibility of parents in the context of their children’s delinquency and sanctioning. Statistical data collected from the databases of the Misdemeanour Court and Higher Court in Belgrade, as well as those available in the records of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, have been presented and analyzed. A significant source of qualitative data were interviews conducted with judges of the previously mentioned courts and consultant for juvenile delinquency issues of the Higher Court in Belgrade with the aim of creating profile of a juvenile traffic offender and his/her parents. In addition to the worrying observation that traffic offenses are on the rise, there are also worrying reviews of the contribution of parents to this type of offenses, their attitude towards them and the consequent responsibility. Special attention was paid to the issue of violations of the provisions of misdemeanour procedure and sanctioning, in light of the latest judgements of the Supreme Court of Cassation that influenced the practice of misdemeanour courts. Some suggestions related to the prevention of traffic offenses committed by minors were also presented, as well as some interventions in normative framework of which the most important is – harmonization of criminal and misdemeanour law responses to juvenile delinquency.

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