Juvenile punishment

The suitability of juvenile punishment is assessed in a pre-sentence report . The court takes into account the pre-sentence report in its decision. A juvenile punishment can last 4 to 12 months.

If you are sentenced to a juvenile punishment, you are ordered a supervisor and you draw up a sentence plan together. It includes supervision appointments, programmes, tasks and orientation to employment according to your needs.

Content of juvenile punishment

You meet your supervisor regularly once or twice a week during your juvenile punishment. You may also be arranged appointments with other authorities as part of your sentence. In addition, you and your supervisor can discuss which programmes and tasks could benefit you. During the supervision appointments, you have structured discussions about, among other things, your criminal behaviour, substance use or anger management. There are many possibilities.

The juvenile punishment may include orientation to employment if you need it. The place where the orientation is carried out is chosen so that it supports your study and career plans as well as possible. Your supervisor may also contact your custodians during the juvenile punishment.

A juvenile punishment may include a maximum of eight hours of supervision appointments or other events per week. You are reimbursed reasonable travel expenses linked to the juvenile punishment if you need to use public transportation.

Conditions and obligations of juvenile punishment

You must be in contact with your supervisor as agreed. If you miss an appointment or other events that are part of your juvenile punishment, your supervisor may ask the police to bring you in. You must be sober when you come to an appointment and other event.

Your supervisor may issue you a caution or a warning if you breach the conditions of your juvenile punishment. If you do not follow the conditions after a caution or a warning, your supervisor may ask the prosecutor and the court to reassess your ability to complete the juvenile punishment. The court may convert the unserved part of the juvenile punishment into another punishment.