A new approach to juvenile justice : an evaluation of family conferencing in Wagga Wagga

• David Moore and Lubica Forsythe, with the assistance of Terry O'Connell
• 1995
• Criminology Research Council grant ; (14/92)

Abstract

This book is the outcome of a project funded by the Criminology Research Council. The original title of the project, in the names of Terrence O'Connell and David Moore, was "Evaluating a new initiative in juvenile justice". The report is concerned with family group conferencing. It offers findings from consultation with relevant members of the community together with analyses of the conference process and statistical analyses of recidivism. A theoretical model of conferencing is offered, and a range of recommendations are made concerning the implementation of a conferencing model.

Contents

• Acknowledgements (PDF 13kB)
• Introduction (PDF 27kB)
• Chapter 1 : Origins and implementation (PDF 42kB)
• Chapter 2 : Family group conferences (PDF 198kB)
• Chapter 3 : Perceptions of participants (PDF 231kB)
• Chapter 4 : Police perceptions (PDF 81kB)
• Chapter 5 : An analysis of juvenile apprehension characteristics and reapprehension rates (PDF 147kB)
• Chapter 6 : The model in practice and theory (PDF 77kB)
• Conclusion (PDF 6kB)
• Recommendations (PDF 20kB)
• Appendix 1 : Research methodologies (PDF 38kB)