Contents
(Please note that “Contents” refers to two separate documents)
First document
Italian report – Foreword
1. Children in a changing society: analysis of the main processes of
demographic and social change for the definition of the context of
reference.
Part I – Analysis of the phenomenon
1. Qualitative and quantitative Data broken down according to type
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1.1. Sexual abuse (art. 609 bis and ter, Criminal Code.), Sexual
intercourse with minors (art. 609 quater C.C.), Corruption of a minor
(art. 609 quinquies C.C.), Gang rape (art. octies C.C.) (Law no. 66 of 15
February 1996, Regulations against sexual violence)
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1.2 The crimes related to Law no. 269 of 3 August 1998, "Provisions
against the exploitation of child prostitution, pornography and sex
tourism as new forms of slavery."
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1.3. Data regarding the enforcement of Law 228/2003 – “Provisions
against trafficking in human beings”
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1.4. Abandonment, situation at risk, maltreatment and domestic
violence
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1.5. Violence in other settings: school, community
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2. Data of the emergency phone number for minors (114)
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3. Research data
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4. Critical areas
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Part II – Analysis of the national context: action by the central government
and administration
Premise: preventing violence against children: the system in place
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Part II – A. Legal and institutional framework
1. International legal instruments concerning violence against children
acceded to by Italy
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2. National legal instruments concerning the various aspects of violence
against children
66
2.1 Protection of minors in judicial proceedings
78
2.2. Further qualified rules for the protection of minors victims of
violence
81
2.3 A developing picture
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3. Law enforcement
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B. Policy-making in an integrated approach: the initiatives of the Italian
government against child maltreatment, abuse and sexual exploitation
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B.1. Coordination activities
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B.2. Other operative actions: government initiatives
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B.3. Planning and evaluation of actions
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2nd document
Part III – Prevention strategies and their implementation: the role of
regions, local communities and NGOs
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1. A general glance
2. Elements qualifying the actions against the violence on children at a
regional and local level
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3. Primary prevention and capacity building
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4. Secondary and tertiary prevention: intervention mechanisms
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5. Implementation and coordination at a regional and local level
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6. Deterrence mechanisms: the treatment of abusers
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7. Deterrence mechanisms: the work with juvenile perpetrators of sexual
abuse
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8. Deterrence mechanisms: mediation
9. The involvement of NGOs at a regional and at a local level
Part IV –The national seminar
Introduction
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1. General comments on the seminar
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2. The contribution of the working groups
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2.1. Working group No. 1 – “The integration of prevention policies in
social and healthcare services: analysis of ongoing processes and
existing organizational models”
74
2.2 Working group No. 2 – “Support for positive parenthood and for the role
of education. New frontiers in prevention and the valorization of informal
networks”.
87
2.3 Working group No. 3 – “Treatment/recovery pathways: comparing
experiences. Analysis of the different contexts and of the requirements to
make a reparation experience real”.
100
Part V – Conclusions
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