T/CDSWA 001-2024 Minors' Justice Social Work Social Investigation Practical Guideline

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Main Technical Content: (1) Chapter 3: Terms and Definitions After conducting research, there are already existing higher-level standards that define relevant concepts of juvenile justice social work. Therefore, this standard continues to adopt the definitions of social investigation services and juvenile offenders from GB/T 42380-2023, *Norms for Juvenile Justice Social Work Services*. Juvenile community correction objects are interpreted in accordance with the *Community Correction Law of the People's Republic of China* and the *Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency Law of the People's Republic of China*. (2) Chapter 4: Principles and Ethics Based on the characteristics of juvenile justice social work and social investigation, five basic principles are distilled: the principle of the best interests of minors, the principle of legality, the principle of neutrality, the principle of professionalism, and the principle of comprehensiveness. The content of social work professional ethics is provided to provide social workers with principles and ethical references for conducting social investigation practice. Among them, the principle of the best interests of minors is revised based on the relevant principles in GB/T 42380-2023 and refined in light of the actual situation in Chengdu. This standard defines the principle of the best interests of minors as follows: "Juvenile justice social work services shall prioritize the interests of minors. During the provision of services, we shall maximally protect the rights and interests of minors and avoid causing harm to minors due to the actions of social workers and those acting on behalf of minors and their families." This is to effectively strengthen the protection of minors. (3) Chapter 5: Investigation Objects Based on the practical experience of social investigation, Chapter 5 lists the main objects of social investigation, including but not limited to juvenile offenders, juvenile community correction objects, j

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