Dr. Michał Wiślak emphasizes that French society has undergone profound changes. The family, which is often even incomplete, is even more fragile. The reasons for this are cultural rootlessness, isolation, poverty and unemployment. Contacts between generations have also changed. Adult-child relationships have been disrupted. In the face of these difficulties, family-friendly education and the transmission of good values are at risk. The French state is struggling with the problem of juvenile delinquency, which is a reflection of social changes. Misdemeanors often indicate a pathology that needs to be cured, but sometimes they are related to a family problem. They are often related to the so-called survival crime, which concerns young foreigners whose residence status is not regulated. It is very difficult for judges to distinguish occasional, intermittent crimes from habitual ones. In the case of young people, the act of judgment must always have the long-term goal of reintegration into society.
In France, juvenile justice has become an important topic in public debate. It was emphasized that for many years this problem was treated as secondary. Dr. Michał Zawiślak describes the new penal policy, characterizing it and indicating what it focuses on. Points to the need to combat re-offending in the context of protecting children’s rights.
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