44 Amendments of Anna ZÁBORSKÁ related to 2010/2017(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation to Member States concerning new ways of dealing with juvenile delinquency and the role of juvenile justice (Rec (2003) 20) of 24 September 2003,
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation (new)
Citation (new)
- having regard to the French Ombudsman for Children’s 2007 thematic report entitled ‘Adolescents en souffrance - Plaidoyer pour une véritable prise en charge’ (Suffering adolescents - a plea for genuine care),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Green Paper entitled ‘Improving the mental health of the population – Towards a strategy on mental health for the European Union’ (COM(2005)0484), which refers to the public costs to penal and judicial systems arising from childhood behavioural disturbances and disorders,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to EU Commission’s approach and Parliament’s response on the EU strategy on the rights of the child, as adopted on 16 January 2008,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the issue paper published on 19 June 2009 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights entitled ‘Children and juvenile justice: proposals for improvements’ (CommDH/IssuePaper(2009)1),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation on social reactions to juvenile delinquency (Rec (87) 20E) of 17 September 1987,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
– having regard to Council document 17593/09/CRIMORG 187 of 15 December 2009,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Crime prevention in the European Union’ (COM(2004)0165),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 21 June 2007 on juvenile delinquency, the role of women, the family and society1 1 OJ C 146 E, 12.6.2008, p. 344.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. whereas the subject of work in the home needs to be discussed with particular reference to the gender pay gap, which affects parenting choices and the uptake of maternity, paternity, adoption, parental and family leave, in order to ascertain whether this is a form of sexual discrimination;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas young people can now be more exposed to new and alarming forms of mental suffering, particularly also through pervasive pornography and a new Internet addiction,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas young people can suffer from multiple addictions combining alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and psychotropic drugs,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that thesemember states as well as European and international institutions do not give adequate consideration to the socioeconomic aspects of juvenile delinquency and are not as explicit about the overall material conditions required in order to rule out direct or indirect discrimination against women and men on the labour market;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for an objective estimate of the added macro-economic value of long-term activities aimed at combating juvenile delinquency in building and maintaining social cohesion and well-being of societies;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas any policy in the field of gender equality in the labour market has consequences regarding the presence of women and men within the family home regardless of their responsibilities,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its position that ‘it is difficult to classify precisely the reasons for which young people offend’2 .1 ; in this respect draws special attention to the need to research the nature and causes of female youth delinquency to help formulate a policy adapted to female perpetrators;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that investigation and prosecution of criminal acts perpetrated by juvenile offenders need to be sensitive to instances of delinquency that might involve a form of coercion, such as by a loverboy or peers, to ascertain culpability;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls that family mainstreaming, which also approaches different policies (e.g. social, educational, and financial policies as well as criminal legislation etc.) from the family perspective, is a key instrument for coordinating efforts aimed at preventing behaviour leading to juvenile crime;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas school has a particular role to play and there is thus a need to strengthen the link between the two parents and the teaching staff in order to develop a better framework for young people at school,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that in order to intercept the first signs of delinquent behaviour, strong focus on schools is necessary, as they represent the second most important socializing factor in further developing social skills of young people; recommends member states to adopt adequate measures such as regular psychology counselling hours at school, etc., that would facilitate cooperation between parents, schools and psychologists/counsellors to provide support for children in need;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas it is encouraging that there are numerous projects for exchanging best practice among Member States which seek to give teenagers their say, such as the European project ‘Do you know where your child is now?’,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on member states to take into account following principles, i.e. prevent offending and re-offending, (re)socialise and (re)integrate offenders; stresses the utmost importance to address the needs and interests of victims of juvenile delinquents;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V b (new)
Recital V b (new)
Vb. whereas the subject of work in the home needs to be discussed with reference to the notion of discrimination related to the uptake of maternity, paternity, parental, and family leave, in order to ascertain whether the discrimination in question is a form of sex discrimination; whereas the concept of multiple discrimination needs to be defined at European level,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V c (new)
Recital V c (new)
Vc. whereas the pact between genders and generations must be built on the possibility for individuals to organise their working and private lives and reconcile the economic imperatives of production entailed in gainful employment with the possibility of choosing what tasks to devote themselves to and when, within a context of rights and responsibilities laid down by legislation and agreements,
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V d (new)
Recital V d (new)
Vd. whereas jobs in the childcare and education sector should be better paid to allow men to work in this field, which could have positive results for the education of young people,
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on national and international bodies to undertake further research on the effectiveness of alternative punishments for juvenile delinquents, the impact of stereotypes in youth crime, the role played by media, the different experiences of boys and girls in relation to crime, violence and pornography, the role of parents, schools, Churches and religious communities as well as youth organisations in preventing youth crime;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that young people who live in poverty are more likely to face problems, and calls on the competent institutions in all member states to consider working with families in difficulty as an alternative to foster care;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Points out that in order to increase the chances in life of children and youths, it is vital to combat poverty and discrimination, ensure access to quality education, housing, facilities for young people, etc.;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is convinced of the educational benefits of giving teenagers their sayimportance of active involvement of parents in juvenile crime prevention; recognizes the educational benefits of national awareness campaigns or helplines focused on helping parents ‘reading the signs’ in their children’s behaviour; recommends to include teenagers and parents in designing and launching public awareness campaigns on juvenile crime in order to avoid blind law-and-order policy, as exemplified by the European project ‘Do you know where your child is now?’, as a means of prevention;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out that recent research has shown that fathers who are involved in their babies lives immediately before and after birth take a more active role in their upbringing in the years after; in this respect, underlines the necessity to speed up the efforts to close existing pay gap between men and women that affects the uptake of maternity, paternity, parental, and family leave;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Invites the Member States and the social partners to increase wages in the early childhood and education sectooffer more possibilities for parents to be actively involved in their children’s lives from the start, by providing proper maternity and paternity leave, care leave and possibilities to adapt working hours to care tasks for both mothers and fathers;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to establish re-education and social reintegration programmes for juvenile delinquents and to apply a ‘zero tolerance’ policy to adults, irrespective of their social status, who encourage teenagers to commit crimes, for example by helping them to obtain hard drugs, cannabis or other harmful substancedrugs;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on member states to take in account that girls present a minority among youth delinquents, and to recognize the need to adapt conditions under which juvenile female perpetrators are held, tried and punished;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Invites the Member States to ensure youth's access to competent information on human sexuality, modern and effective ways of family planning including the natural methods of family planning ; calls on the Member States to assure the fundamental right of parents to chose the sexual education for their children when minor;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on all state, public and private institutions, such as schools, truancy officers, police, support agencies, and others to be sensitive to differences between boys and girls in monitoring, preventing, and tackling youth delinquency;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Member States to support and promote the operational programmes launched in connection with the European Alliance for Families; calls on the Commission to step up the development of tools providing a systematic basis for the exchange of good practice and for research in this area;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the authorities to take the steps required to put women and men in a better position to choose how they wish to achieve work-life balance, with due regard for the principle of equality between women and men;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the competent bodies to consider working with the family as an alternative to placing the child in care when serial delinquency calls for more consistent action;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt constructive measures in support of women and men, for instance to make it easier for them to return to work after a period of caring for their children, by promoting policies designed to facilitate (re-)entry into the labour market with a view to enabling them to regain financial independence;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital NEW
Recital NEW
- whereas juvenile delinquency is deviant behaviour by persons aged 15-18 which is socially unacceptable and is punishable under criminal law; whereas the age at which criminal offences are committed is constantly falling,