• E4J University Module Series: Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

• Module 12: Violence against Children

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

  • Topic 1. The many forms of violence against children
  • Topic 2. The impact of violence on children
  • Topic 3. States obligations to prevent VAC and protect child victims
  • Topic 4. Improving the prevention of violence against children
  • Topic 5. Improving the criminal justice response to VAC
  • Topic 6. Addressing violence against children within the justice system
  • References

• Exercises

• Case studies

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Additional teaching tools

• Guidelines to develop a stand-alone course

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• First published in June 2019
  

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   This module is a resource for lecturers   

 

Advanced reading

 

The following readings are recommended for students interested in exploring the topics of this Module in more detail, and for lecturers teaching the Module:

• Committee on the Rights of the Child (2013). General Comment No. 14 - The right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration . CRC/C/GC/14.
• Committee on the Rights of the Child (2011). General Comment No. 13 on the right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence . CRC/C/GC/13.
• Committee on the Rights of the Child (2007). General Comment No. 10 - Children's Rights in Juvenile Justice. CRC/C/GC/10.
• International NGO Advisory Council on Violence against Children (2013). Creating a Non-Violent Juvenile Justice System . New York: International NGO Advisory Council on Violence against Children.
• Jones, Hayley and Pells, Kirrily (2016). Undermining Learning: Multi-Country Longitudinal Evidence on Corporal Punishment in Schools . Florence: UNICEF Research Office.
• Ogandon Portela, Maria Jose and Pells, Kirrily (2015). Corporal Punishment in Schools - Longitudinal Evidence from Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam . Florence: UNICEF Research Office.
• UNODC (2015b). Planning the Implementation of the United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: A Checklist . Vienna: UNODC.
• WHO (2010). Violence Prevention - The Evidence. Changing cultural and social norms that support violence. New York: WHO.

 

Regional information

• Council of Europe (2010). Guidelines on Child-Friendly Justice . Strasbourg: CoE.
• UNICEF (2015). Legal Protection from Violence: Analysis of domestic laws related to violence against children in ASEAN member States. Bangkok: UNICEF.

 

Sources of Data on Violence against Children

• UNICEF (2017). A Familiar Face: Violence in the lives of children and adolescents . New York: UNICEF.
• UNICEF (2016). The State of the World's Children 2016: A fair chance for every child . New York: UNICEF.
• UNICEF (2017). The State of the World's Children 2017. Children in a Digital World,. New York: UNICEF.
• UNICEF (2014). Hidden in Plain Sight. A statistical analysis of violence against children . New York: UNICEF.
• UNICEF (2014a). A Statistical Snapshot of Violence against Adolescent Girls . New York: UNICEF.
• UNICEF (2014b). Violence against Children in East Asia and the Pacific: A Regional Review and Synthesis of Findings . Bangkok: UNICEF.
• UNICEF (2012). Child Maltreatment: Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences in the East Asia and Pacific Region: A Systematic Review of Research . Bangkok: UNICEF.

 

Resources on Specific Aspects of Violence against Children

• United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children (SRSG) (2016). Protecting Children Affected by Armed Violence in the Community . New York: United Nations.
• United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children (SRSG) (2016a). Ending the torment: tackling bullying from the schoolyard to cyberspace . New York: United Nations.
• United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children (SRSG) (2015). Safeguarding the rights of girls in the criminal justice system: Preventing violence, stigmatization and deprivation of liberty. New York: United Nations.
• United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (SRSG) & Plan (2012). Protecting Children from Harmful Practices in Plural Legal Systems, with a Special Emphasis on Africa . New York: United Nations.
• United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children (SRSG) (2012). Tackling Violence in Schools: A global perspective - Bridging the gap between standards and practice . New York: United Nations.
• United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children (SRSG) (2012). Prevention of and responses to violence against children within the juvenile justice system . New York: United Nations.
• United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children (SRSG) (2012). Safe and child-sensitive counselling, complaint and reporting mechanisms to address violence against children . New York: United Nations.
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (SRSG) (2013). Breaking the Silence on Violence against Indigenous Girls, Adolescents and Young Women: A call to action based on an overview of existing evidence from Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America . New York: UNFPA.

 

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