The purpose of the study is to assess whether the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Social Affairs, Housing and Senior Citizens have ensured a prompt and consistent response to serious juvenile offenders. The report answers the following questions:
- Are the authorities achieving the objectives set for case processing in the notes to the Youth Crime Prevention Act?
- Is the supervision of the Youth Crime Board conducted by the Youth Probation Service ensuring that the board’s decisions are implemented in compliance with the regulations, and is the Youth Probation Service acting when juvenile offenders fail to adhere to the board’s decisions?
The overall effort to ensure a prompt and consistent response to serious juvenile offenders has been inadequate.
Rigsrevisionen initiated the study in October 2023.
Read the introduction and conclusion (PDF)