TY - BOOK AU - Morris,Allison AU - Maxwell,Gabrielle TI - Youth justice in focus: proceedings of an Australasian conference held 27-30 October 1998 at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington SN - 0475121104 U1 - 345.08 YOU PY - 1999/// CY - Wellington, N.Z. PB - Institute of Criminology, Victoria University of Wellington KW - FVC KW - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS KW - CHILD PROTECTION KW - CRIME PREVENTION KW - FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES KW - INTERVENTION KW - JUSTICE KW - RESIDENTIAL CARE KW - RESTORATIVE JUSTICE KW - SCHOOLS KW - SOCIAL WORKERS KW - YOUNG OFFENDERS KW - YOUTH COURTS KW - YOUTH JUSTICE KW - MÄ€ORI KW - YOUNG PEOPLE KW - FAMILY VIOLENCE KW - AUSTRALIA KW - NEW ZEALAND N1 - 42 papers; workshop summaries. This may be available from the Crime and Justice Resesarch Centre, Victoria University of Wellington; at N2 - 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 ER -