Monitoring the outcomes of the implementation of diversion measures for children in conflict with law

Abstract

The paper presents the results of qualitative research aimed to analyze the process and content of the implementation of diversion measures for children in conflict with law. The survey was conducted to include views of participants in future practice improvement. The data were collected by 44 semi-structured interviews of 22 young persons referred to diversion measures in Serbia and 22 their parents from Belgrade, Nis, Novi Sad and Kragujevac. The interviews included various relevant aspects of service implementation such as: reason and a way of inclusion of the youth into the measures, their motivation for accepting it, their participation, the individualization of services, involvement of parents, the experience of purposefulness and content of the service from young persons' perspective, the quality of relationships with the service provider etc. Conclusions based on the content analysis were that diversion measures achieve positive effects, while assessment of their sustainability needs further research. Some recommendations for further improvement of the process of implementation of diversion measures in the practice were proposed.

U radu su prikazani rezultati kvalitativnog istraživanja sprovedenog u cilju analize procesa i sadržaja sprovođenja vaspitnih naloga. Istraživanje je sprovedeno kako bi se stavovi korisnika i pružaoca usluga uključili u dalje unapređenje ove prakse. Podaci su prikupljani na osnovu 44 polu-strukturisana intervjua kojim su obuhvaćene 22 mlade osobe, upućene na ispunjenje vaspitnog naloga, i 22 njihova roditelja iz Beograda, Novog Sada, Niša i Kragujevca. Intervjui su obuhvatali različite relevantne aspekte procesa realizacije vaspitnih naloga: razlog i način uključivanja mladih u naloge, njihova motivacija za prihvatanje naloga, participativnost, individualizaciju pristupa, doživljaj svrsishodnosti i sadržaja tretmana iz perspektive mlade osobe, kvalitet odnosa sa pružaocem usluga isl. Na osnovu analize sadržaja, zaključuje se da su vaspitni nalozi veoma dobro prihvaćeni od strane mladih i roditelja i da postižu pozitivne efekte, čije trajnije efekte tek treba sagledati u budućnosti. Date su preporuke za dalje unapređenje procesa implementacije vaspitnih naloga u praksi.