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Youth justice in focus : proceedings of an Australasian conference held 27-30 October 1998 at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Morris, Allison; Maxwell, Gabrielle; (eds.)

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Wellington, N.Z. Institute of Criminology, Victoria University of Wellington 1999Description: xii, 273 pISBN:
  • 0475121104
Other title:
  • Proceedings of an Australasian Conference
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.08 YOU
Summary: This document presents the proceedings from an Australasian conference on youth justice, held in Wellington in October 1998. The presentations cover many topics of interest, from education and health for young people at risk, to specific prevention programmes, victims' issues and research. Among a myriad of presenters, New Zealand judges, professionals, and researchers provide discussion on what the research shows regarding youth justice, what crime prevention strategies have produced, and the makings of family group conferences. Anti-violence initiatives, early intervention work with families at risk, and social workers in schools, are covered in the presentations.
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42 papers; workshop summaries. This may be available from the Crime and Justice Resesarch Centre, Victoria University of Wellington.

This document presents the proceedings from an Australasian conference on youth justice, held in Wellington in October 1998. The presentations cover many topics of interest, from education and health for young people at risk, to specific prevention programmes, victims' issues and research. Among a myriad of presenters, New Zealand judges, professionals, and researchers provide discussion on what the research shows regarding youth justice, what crime prevention strategies have produced, and the makings of family group conferences. Anti-violence initiatives, early intervention work with families at risk, and social workers in schools, are covered in the presentations.

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