ABSTRACT Legal aid reductions have caused a crisis in the criminal justice system impacting the quality of representation and advice provided by lawyers. This paper is particularly concerned with the impact of these cuts on young people in the youth criminal justice system. The paper will examine how changes to the way in which defence lawyers are funded is having a damaging impact upon the experience of young people involved in the criminal justice system. The particular vulnerability of young people, coupled with the complexity of laws and procedures surrounding youth justice make it particularly concerning that the system is financially incentivising the provision of inadequate representation in the youth justice system. These issues will be considered in light of the standards set by the Council of Europe Guidelines on Child-Friendly Justice.

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律师在刑事司法系统中支持年轻人的作用：平衡经济生存和儿童权利

摘要 法律援助的减少导致刑事司法系统的危机，影响了律师提供的代理和建议的质量。本文特别关注这些削减对青年刑事司法系统中的年轻人的影响。该论文将研究辩护律师资助方式的变化如何对参与刑事司法系统的年轻人的经历产生破坏性影响。年轻人的特殊脆弱性，加上围绕青年司法的法律和程序的复杂性，特别令人担忧的是，该系统正在经济上激励青年司法系统中的代表性不足。这些问题将根据欧洲委员会关于儿童友好型司法的指导方针设定的标准加以考虑。