Children's participation in foster care hearings

Weisz, Vicky; Wingrove, Twila; Beal, Sarah J.; Faith‐Slaker, April

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2010.12.007

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“…Uma pesquisa sobre a participação da criança nos tribunais mostrou que crianças querem ser ouvidas (Quas, Wallin, et al, 2009), porque sentem necessidade de ser reconhecidas, de ter uma oportunidade de dizer algo sobre assuntos importantes das suas vidas, até para que as decisões tomadas tenham subjacente o que elas disseram (e.g., Cashmore & Parkinson, 2009;Parkinson et al, 2007). Esse envolvimento pode produzir na criança um sentimento mais positivo sobre os tribunais (Weisz et al, 2011), muito embora nem sempre estas crianças se sintam ouvidas (Block et al, 2010). A captação das representações das crianças sobre o processo de audição dos magistrados é então de especial relevo para a compreensão do envolvimento da criança na justiça, razão pela qual já no decurso deste estudo com magistrados está a ser conduzido um outro com crianças institucionalizadas e as suas representações quanto à audição pelos magistrados.…”

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A audição da criança na tomada de decisão dos magistrados

Melo¹,

Sani²

2015

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Resumo: Apresenta-se um estudo qualitativo que pretende analisar a importância que os magistrados atribuem à audição de crianças e jovens envolvidos em processos judiciais e a sua influência na tomada de decisão. Para o estudo constituiu-se uma amostra intencional de 12 magistrados com experiência profissional em Tribunais de Família e Menores, com idades entre os 43 e os 62 anos e de ambos sexos. A recolha de dados foi feita através de entrevista, tendo sido elaborado um guião semiestruturado e semidiretivo, previamente testado. As entrevistas duraram em média vinte minutos, sendo gravadas mediante consentimento informado e depois transcritas para análise de conteúdo. Os resultados revelam que a maior parte dos magistrados dá importância à audição das crianças, realçando os documentos nacionais e internacionais. A amostra admite que o critério primordial no qual baseiam a decisão judicial é o superior interesse da criança. Alguns elementos da amostra reconhecem que o que mais influencia a tomada de decisão é a opinião da criança e a perspetiva desta sobre as suas vivências quotidianas. Desta forma, é da responsabilidade dos magistrados a abertura necessária para que as vozes das crianças sejam valorizadas.Abstract: This is a qualitative study which aims at analyzing the importance magistrates give to the hearings of children and young people involved in lawsuits, as well as the way these influence their decision-making. For this study, an intentional sample of 12 male and female magistrates with experience in Juvenile and Family Courts was gathered, aged between 43 and 62. Data collection was done through interviews, for which a previously tested interview script (semistructured and semi-directive) was designed. The interviews lasted twenty minutes on average, and were recorded and transcribed for content analysis, after the interviewees' due consent. The results reveal that most magistrates value these hearings, giving emphasis to national and international documents. The subjects of this sample admit that the prevailing criterion for decisionmaking is the best interest of the child and the latter's perspective on daily experience. Thus, it is ultimately the magistrates' responsibility to make the child's voice be heard and valued.Palavras-chave: crianças, magistrados, audição, tomada de decisão judicial.

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A audição da criança na tomada de decisão dos magistrados

Melo¹,

Sani²

2015

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“…These findings also contradict the empirical research. Studies report that young people who attend court report low levels of distress and report favorable benefits, including developing a better understanding of their case and perceiving the decisions to be fair (Quas, Wallin, Horwitz, Davis, & Lyon, ; Weisz et al, ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“I didn't Know You were Fighting So Hard for me”: Attorneys' Perceptions of Youth Participation in Child Dependency Proceedings

Augsberger¹,

Lens²,

Hughes³

2016

Family Court Review

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This study examined attorneys' perceptions of youth participation in child dependency proceedings. Surveys and semi‐structured interviews were conducted with attorneys who represent adolescents in child dependency proceedings. Three dimensions of participation were identified: receiving information, providing information, and self‐advocacy. Barriers to youth participation included individual‐level factors, such as the youth or the attorney not wanting the youth to attend, and system‐level factors, such as the scheduling of court hearings, large caseloads, long waits, and cases being adjourned multiple times. Recommendations for enhancing youth participation in child dependency proceedings are presented.

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“…Since then, a shift in policy towards greater emphasis on child participation in child protection case processing has occurred in Norway, (Willumsen & Skivenes 2005) in the UK (Landsdown 2010, Winter 2006, and in the US (Weisz, Wingrove, Beal, & Faith-Slaker, 2011). We thus expect that children's advocates are more frequently used today compared to 15 years ago.…”

Section: Research On Child Participation In Courtmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For older children, however, there is evidence that the children may value the opportunity to attend judicial proceedings in person (Ormson & Marryat, 2009). In particular, a study by Weisz et al (2011) documented that children between the ages of 13 and 18 were happy to be present in court and that these children believed that children in their age ranges should be able to attend their child protection hearings. Current regulations for child advocacy in Norwegian dependency hearings prescribe that representation is either though advocacy or in person.…”

Section: Accepted M Manuscriptmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Attending hearings in person may have additional benefits that are not gained through representation. There may be an opportunity for a child to learn and to obtain information to better understand the reasons behind the child protection processes (Thomas & O'Kane, 1999) and to increase the child's perception of fairness and legitimacy in the eventual decision (Weisz, et al, 2011).…”

Section: Accepted M Manuscriptmentioning

confidence: 99%

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