Receiving juvenile assistance in criminal proceedings (juvenile court assistance)

    Description

    If young people between the ages of 14 and 18 or young adults up to the age of 21 have come into conflict with the law, they and their parents can turn to youth welfare services in criminal proceedings.

    Youth welfare in criminal proceedings is one of the statutory tasks of the Youth Welfare Office. It is involved in the entire process of juvenile court proceedings. In doing so, it accompanies young delinquents, but also supports the juvenile courts and the juvenile prosecutor's office with reports, statements and decision-making aids. In all considerations, the personal life situation of the young person is in the foreground.

    Tasks of youth welfare services in criminal proceedings:
    The diverse tasks of youth welfare services in criminal proceedings include in particular:

    Information and advice

    • on the course of juvenile court proceedings,
    • the possible consequences of the offence,
    • Data protection and protection of legitimate expectations,
    • various offers of assistance in accordance with the Child and Youth Welfare Act,
    • in case of problems and difficulties in
      • school, profession and training,
      • Family and Living,
      • Leisure time as well as at
      • Owe;

    Reporting to the public prosecutor's office and the juvenile court (in each case taking into account proportionality) in written form on

    • the personal life story and life situation,
    • Future prospects
    • Background of the crimes,
    • youth welfare measures;

    Support

    • of the young person during the juvenile court proceedings,
    • the juvenile court in the decision-making process;

    Care

    • in pre-trial detention and during criminal detention;

    Mediation and accompaniment of

    • Youth welfare measures, such as outpatient educational assistance and assisted living.

    Contact point

    Contact the youth welfare office of your district or independent city.

    Contact person

    Stadt Hofgeismar

    Address

    visitor address

    Markt 1

    34369 Hofgeismar

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    Contact

    telephone: +49 5671 999000

    fax: +49 5671 999200

    e-mail: info@stadt-hofgeismar.de

    Internet

    Version

    Technisch geändert on 03.03.2026

    Language version

    de

    Sprache: de

    Jugendgerichtshilfe

    Description

    Die Jugendgerichtshilfe nimmt als spezialisierter Fachdienst die Aufgaben der Jugendhilfe in Strafverfahren gegen junge Menschen wahr, die im Alter von 14 bis 20 Jahren mit dem Strafgesetz in Konflikt geraten sind. Dazu gehören Informationsvermittlung sowie die Beratung und Begleitung der jungen Menschen und ihrer Eltern/Bezugspersonen vor, während und auch nach einem Jugendstrafverfahren. Vorrangiges Ziel ist es, einer Wiederholung strafrechtlich relevanten Verhaltens vorzubeugen.

    Address

    address

    (Kreishaus)

    Wilhelmshöher Allee 19-21

    34117 Kassel

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    Contact

    telephone: 0561 1003-1375

    fax: 0561 1003-1324

    Contact person

    • Frau Alexandra Emde
    • Herr Dominique Lingemann
    • Herr Markus Sennhenn
    • Herr Peter Geipel
    • Frau Björn Burghardt
    • Frau Petra Uthoff
    • Frau Tallulah Kallus
    • Frau Katharina Friesen

    Version

    Technisch geändert on 19.11.2025

    Language version

    de

    Sprache: de

    Required documents

    Which documents are required will be determined individually with you.

    Notes (specifics)

    The following offers are carried out or arranged by your responsible office within the framework of youth welfare:

    • Perpetrator-victim reconciliation
    • social training course
    • Case-by-case support
    • Traffic Seminar
    • Consulting services
    • Detention decision aid:
      • Clarification of the current life situation
      • Notification of the next of kin
      • Search for alternatives to detention within the framework of youth welfare
      • Avoidance of pre-trial detention
               

    Further Information

    Information for Kassel: Jugendgerichtshilfe

    In the case of minors, it is often helpful or necessary for the parents with custody to participate in the interview.

    By law, the employees of the youth court assistance service are present at every court hearing against young people aged between 14 and 20. Meaningful and appropriate statements and suggestions can only be made there if the persons concerned have previously taken advantage of the opportunity to talk to the youth welfare office.

    Area of validity

    Hesse

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Hessian Ministry ofSocial Affairs and Integration on 06.04.2023

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 28.07.2011

    Technisch geändert on 06.11.2024

    Keywords

    Jugendgerichtshelferin, Heranwachsende, Strafverfahren, Jugendgerichtshilfe, Diversion, Jugendamt, Jugendgerichtsgesetz, Jugendgerichtshelfer, Jugendliche, junge Straftäter, Jugendhilfe

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de

    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017

    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en

    Sprachbezeichnung nativ:

    English

    Technisch erstellt on 07.07.2021

    Technisch geändert on 26.11.2019