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Australian studies in law, crime and justice

The New Zealand model of family group conferences

Gabrielle M Maxwell and Allison Morris

Published in:
Family conferencing and juvenile justice : the way forward or misplaced optimism?
Christine Alder and Joy Wundersitz (eds)
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1994
ISBN 0 642 19881 0
(Australian studies in law, crime and justice series)

Abstract

This chapter concentrates primarily on describing how the family group conferences in New Zealand operate. It described the Youth Justice Coordinator's role and how family group conferences are organised, including how they are set up, who attends, how decisions are reached and what options there are. The views of young people, families and victims who have attended are also presented.