ALTERNATIVE SENTENCES TO IMPRISONMENT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JUVENILE INTEGRATION

Abstract

Alternative sentences constitute a very important component in the
context of the standarts of juvenile criminal justice. The Albanian
legislation in this field has undergone positive developments responding
to the needs for reforms for the purpose of its approximation with
international standarts. Thus, it has undertaken a legal reform in order to
guarantee a modern system of alternatives to imprisonment and to enable
their application for juvenile offenders.
Despite all of the changes, the reform has been incomplete in ensuring an
efficient sytem of juvenile justice.This article addresses some aspects of
the legal reform concerning the treatment of juvenile offenders, focusing
on the system of alternative to imprisonment.