- 學位論文
遺失的橋樑—司法與社福合作處理虞犯機制探討
The Missing Link– Cooperation between Judicial and Social Welfare Systems in Dealing with Status Offenders
摘要
我國少年事件處理法自1962 年1 月31 日經立法院制訂總統公布開始，將有觸法之虞之少年（亦即所謂的「虞犯」）列為處理對象已近五十年，但有關司法是否退出虞犯處遇之爭議卻始終未停。在處遇虞犯上似乎只有司法或社會福利兩種答案。本研究首先希望確認司法介入虞犯行為之必要性，並試圖找出司法與社會福利單位共同合作處遇虞犯的機制。 本研究以處遇虞犯之實務工作者為訪談對象，成功訪談法官、觀護人及社工共10位受訪者。以內容分析法試圖瞭解：1. 虞犯是否應繼續存續於司法體系之中；2. 司法與社福合作間所面臨的實務困境；3. 尋求一個較佳的資源整合機制以協助瀕臨犯罪邊緣的虞犯少年。 研究結果發現：1.由社會福利單位獨立處遇虞犯少年，缺乏強制力，導致處遇難以執行，故司法介入有其必要性；2.司法單位與社福單位在虞犯處遇上確有各自為政情形；社政單位提供之資源及社工人數不足，導致轉向困難；安置機構專業性不符司法少年需求，以安置取代感化教育，有其困難性。基此，研究者建議：透過專業人力增加，建立一個輔導先行機制，使虞犯少年避免直接進入司法，同時於法院落實協商式審理，透過法官與社工專業，共同擬出適合少年的個別化處遇。
並列摘要
Since the establishment of the Juvenile Criminal Law in Taiwan in 1962, juveniles in need of supervision （JINS） have been subject to both to welfare and punishment. Debates on the treatment of JINS remain topical especially among academic, judicial and welfare practitioners. This paper argues for the need to improve judicial treatment for JINS, and for cooperation between judicial and social welfare systems in dealing with status offenders. The study’s results indicate that in the current social welfare system in Taiwan, without court support, there is a lack legal enforceability of ‘treatment’. Therefore cooperation with the judicial system is needed. However, both systems have their own ‘logic’. Capacity in the the welfare system is limited, and so most diversion is impractical. It is unlikely that such facilities can ever fully replace judicial detention. To solve the problems, a process of counseling assistance before court is needed. In addition, the practice of a “conferencing trial” in court is also required so that the judges can decide on suitability of individual treatment.