Decree No. 18272-S of 27 June 1988

Abstract

This Decree creates in Costa Rica a National Commission for Integral Attention for Maltreated Minors, composed of representatives of various government and nongovernment agencies. The functions of the Commission are the following: 1) to recommend policies and actions favoring maltreated minors; 2) to compile institutional diagnostic material relating to maltreated minors, identifying causes and resources and establishing priorities of action; 3) to formulate a plan applicable in both rural and urban areas for integral attention for maltreated minors, with three levels of prevention; 4) to recommend to involved institutions actions, procedures, and technical guidelines to follow with respect to integral attention for maltreated minors; 5) to oversee, supervise, and evaluate public and private programs of attention for maltreated minors; 6) to promote the active participation of the community in solving this problem by means of dissemination of information and formal and nonformal education; 7) to promote the compilation and dissemination of information on relevant investigations and studies applicable to the phenomenon of maltreated minors with the object of establishing a national data bank in this area; and 8) to review legislation in effect relating to the maltreatment of minors and send recommendations to the competent authorities.