Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA
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appointment will be
made for long-term
counselling;
transport home;
made for the victim
to go to a place of
safety if necessary;
specialist prosecutor
take place before the
case goes to court;
is done by a victim
assistant officer;
outcome and update
of the trial process
is given by a case
manager.
Children in conflict with the law
Children
younger than
10 years
of age in
conflict with
the law
Children younger than
10 years of age lack
criminal capacity. If
they commit or are
suspected of having
committed a criminal
act, they may not be
arrested or prosecuted.
If they are suspected of
committing a crime, the
police officer must take
the child to a probation
officer.
Targeted beneficiaries
Children in conflict
with the law under the
age of 10 xix
A probation officer
is defined as a
person who has
been appointed as
a probation officer
under section 2 of the
Probation Services Act
116/1991.
At the moment
probation officers
are qualified social
workers.
Interventions that are
applied are welfare,
educational or nonpunitive
measures,
rather than criminal
sanctions.
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