An Analysis of the Gaps in the Legislative, Policy, and Institutional Frameworks for the Protection of Children in Conflict With the Law in Kenya

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Author(s): Scholastica A. Omondi (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 16
Source title: Comparative Criminology Across Western and African Perspectives
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Simeon P. Sungi (United States International University-Africa, Kenya)and Nabil Ouassini (Prairie View A&M University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2856-3.ch005

Keywords: Criminal Science and Forensics / Criminology & Victimology / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This chapter analyzes the existing legislative, policy, and institutional framework for protecting child offenders within Kenya's Juvenile Justice System (JJS). The Kenyan JJS is undergoing numerous transformations, yet the current legislative and institutional frameworks for child protection do not comprehensively protect child offenders and require further reform. This chapter is divided into four parts: Part I introduces the Juvenile Justice System in Kenya. Part II examines the existing legislative, policy, and Institutional Framework for the Juvenile Justice System in Kenya. Part III summarizes the implementation gaps in the Juvenile Justice System in Kenya, while Part IV concludes the discussion and provides recommendations to enhance the protection of child offenders in Kenya.

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