On May 12, 2014, the working group of the Institute for Penal Reform (IPR) held in the Ungheni city a working meeting entitled "Development scheme of referring mechanism for children under the age of criminal responsibility and children in conflict with the law." The meeting was attended by the Head of the Probation Office of Ungheni, Irina SISCANU and the probation counsellors.
During the meeting was discussed the concept of referring mechanism, normative legal framework, as well there have been nominated relevant institutions and organizations that provide services to children under the age of criminal responsibility.
Marin TATARU, the psychologist from IPR, presented a report on the activities carried out in group with the children in conflict with the law and under the age of criminal responsibility, about the achievements in the first quarter of 2014 starting from stating the need to establish a referral system for effective monitoring of cases of children who come into contact with the justice system, assistance and their rehabilitation in the community.
Irina SISCANU reported about the situation of the minors in the records of the Probation Office, the involvement of counsellors when working with them, providing appropriate services for the orientation, supervision and support in the social reintegration of the child in conflict with the law. By generalizing those discussed at the meeting, the participants confirmed the need for supervision and compliance of terms of solving the cases by the prosecution from the beginning untill the end, as well as the development of a reference form for the appropriate competent institutions.



