Family Conferencing and Juvenile Justice

The Way Forward Or Misplaced Optimism?

• Author(s): Christine Alder, Joy Wundersitz,
• Publisher: Australian Institute of Criminology
• Pages: 220
• ISBN_10: 0642198810
  ISBN_13: 9780642198815
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / General , Law / Alternative Dispute Resolution , Law / Criminal Law / Juvenile Offenders , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare , Social Science / Criminology , Social Science / Social Work ,

Description:... Contributors from Australia and New Zealand in this debate on juvenile justice are both for and against family conferencing. The approach is shown at work in New Zealand, South Australia, Western Australia and in Wagga Wagga, NSW, and then discussed for its rationale, the rights afforded to the offender,the role of the police and state power, implementation options, and democratising social control. A bibliography and an index are included.