KVJJ Amsterdam

The Small-scale Judicial Youth Facility Amsterdam (from now on “KVJJ Amsterdam”) was established in 2016 and is located in Amsterdam, the capital city of The Netherlands. It is one of the five small-scale youth facilities in The Netherlands. KVJJ Amsterdam is managed by the Custodial Institutions Agency of The Netherlands in collaboration with a Dutch organisation named Levvel. KVJJ’s are based on three principles. First, they want to maintain the positive elements of the young person’s life during their stay in the facility. For this reason, young people are placed close to their living environment in order to maintain contact with their family, friends and network. In addition, they want to appeal to the young person’s own responsibility. In this way they can work on their own plan for the future. Finally, chain cooperation is central to a KVJJ. Thus, assistance already started continues in the KVJJ or assistance is started in the KVJJ’s environment.

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SMALL-SCALE

KVJJ Amsterdam is a small-scale facility accommodating eight people. The facility is designed to contribute to an orthopedagogical environment. It looks like a house. Each resident has a private bedroom with their own sanitary facilities. Although the bedrooms are less personalized, the living room and kitchen are nicely decorated to create a homely atmosphere.

SMALL-scale

KVJJ Amsterdam is a small-scale facility accommodating eight people. The facility is designed to contribute to an orthopedagogical environment. It looks like a house. Each resident has a private bedroom with their own sanitary facilities. Although the bedrooms are less personalized, the living room and kitchen are nicely decorated to create a homely atmosphere.

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KVJJ Amsterdam is a small-scale facility accommodating eight people. The facility is designed to contribute to an orthopedagogical environment. It looks like a house. Each resident has a private bedroom with their own sanitary facilities. Although the bedrooms are less personalized, the living room and kitchen are nicely decorated to create a homely atmosphere.

KVJJ Amsterdam is a:

Youth facility

for:

8 PEOPLE,
Men

Indicated principles:

Community-integrated, Differentiated, Small-scale

KVJJ Amsterdam is a:

Youth facility

for:

8 PEOPLE,
Men

Indicated principles:

Community-integrated, Differentiated, Small-scale

KVJJ Amsterdam is a:

Youth facility

for:

8 PEOPLE,
Men

Indicated principles:

Community-integrated, Differentiated, Small-scale

DIFFERENTIATION

KVJJ Amsterdam is a youth facility for boys between 12 and 23 years old. There are three categories of young people who can be placed in KVJJ Amsterdam. Firstly, young people who are in pre-trial detention and await a substantive criminal case and assessment by the judge. Secondly, young people who already stayed in a KVJJ during their pre-trial detention and are still being placed in juvenile detention. Thirdly, it can be as an intermediate step towards follow-up care, in the last phase of juvenile detention or a measure during which they have stayed in a judicial youth institution.

In KVJJ Amsterdam, young people are owners of their personal trajectory and program as much as possible. Appointments however are not scheduled by themselves. There is room to learn through trial and error, which increases motivation and responsibility. In addition, the principle of normalization and providing opportunities play an important role in the facility.

COMMUNITY-INTEGRATION

KVJJ Amsterdam is situated within a residential area and is easily accessible by public transportation. Since one of the basic principles of a KVJJ is to continue the existing daytime activities as much as possible, interaction continuously takes place between the residents and the community. The residents go to school, work, use regular social services or participate in leisure activities in the community.

Differentiation

KVJJ Amsterdam is a youth facility for boys between 12 and 23 years old. There are three categories of young people who can be placed in KVJJ Amsterdam. Firstly, young people who are in pre-trial detention and await a substantive criminal case and assessment by the judge. Secondly, young people who already stayed in a KVJJ during their pre-trial detention and are still being placed in juvenile detention. Thirdly, it can be as an intermediate step towards follow-up care, in the last phase of juvenile detention or a measure during which they have stayed in a judicial youth institution.

In KVJJ Amsterdam, young people are owners of their personal trajectory and program as much as possible. Appointments however are not scheduled by themselves. There is room to learn through trial and error, which increases motivation and responsibility. In addition, the principle of normalization and providing opportunities play an important role in the facility.

Community-integration

KVJJ Amsterdam is situated within a residential area and is easily accessible by public transportation. Since one of the basic principles of a KVJJ is to continue the existing daytime activities as much as possible, interaction continuously takes place between the residents and the community. The residents go to school, work, use regular social services or participate in leisure activities in the community.

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KVJJ Amsterdam is situated within a residential area and is easily accessible by public transportation. Since one of the basic principles of a KVJJ is to continue the existing daytime activities as much as possible, interaction continuously takes place between the residents and the community. The residents go to school, work, use regular social services or participate in leisure activities in the community.
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