ROLES OF LEGAL ADVISOR IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CASE : A CASE STUDY OF NAKHON RATCHASIMA JUNVENILE AND FAMILY COURT

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to study roles of legal advisor in juvenile Delinquency case in aspect of juvenile rehabilitation of Ratchasima Juvenile and Family Court and to develop roles of legal advisor in juvenile delinquency case for participating in the juvenile rehabilitation. This study was a qualitative research conducted by using in-depth interview as the tool for collecting data from legal advisors for juvenile who did their duties in Nakhon Ratchasima Juvenile and Family Court. The results of the study revealed that the legal advisors understood Intention for treating juveniles that focused on rehabilitating and finding causes of their delinquencies to use as guidelines for solving problems from the juvenile delinquency. The legal advisors would be gained their knowledges from courses as stipulated in the Section 121 of Juvenile and Family Court and Procedure Act B.E. 2553 (2010) and other related knowledges as stipulated in the regulations of the president of the supreme court. Moreover, they also had their opinions on psychological significance, too short duration of training and operations of legal advisors were not participated with the juvenile rehabilitation clearly as well as had not roles on presenting of facts of those juveniles. The results led to suggestions as; additional trainings should be provided for legal advisors after their registration periodically for 1-2 times per annum, chances and roles should be provided for them to participate in juvenile rehabilitation, as well as to have some punishment measures for those who did not participate in processes of rehabilitation planning without any reasonable rationales.