Halt vernieuwd

Abstract

Juveniles aged from 12 to 18, who have been apprehended by the police for, for example, vandalism, shoplifting, firework offences or truant, may be given a choice between the criminal justice system and - via a conditional nolle prosequi - the Halt programme. The aim of the Halt programme is to hand out an alternative punishment – Het ALTernatief in Dutch – to make these juveniles aware of their behaviour, to give them the chance to right their wrongs and to make it clear to them that criminal behaviour is unacceptable. If they take part in the Halt programme, juveniles can also avoid having a criminal record. In addition to the police and the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM), special investigating officers (BOAs) with special powers can refer juveniles to the Halt programme. The updated Halt programme has been implemented by all the Halt offices since 1 January 2010. The questions to be examined were: Is the updated Halt programme being implemented as intended? Which points are being implemented as intended and which are not? What are the causes of any problems in the implementation?

Dit is de eindrapportage van de evaluatie van de twee jaar geleden vernieuwde Halt-afdoening. De probleemstelling luidt: Wordt de nieuwe Halt-afdoening uitgevoerd zoals beoogd? Op welke punten wel en op welke punten niet? Wat zijn de oorzaken van eventuele problemen in de uitvoering. Het onderzoek beperkt zich tot de reguliere Halt-afdoening en de verkorte, gestandaardiseerde variant.