Youth Justice in New Zealand

Restorative Justice in Practice

Bibliographic Data

ID10224862
AuthorsGabrielle Maxwell (Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author), Allison Morris (Victoria University of Wellington)
Year2006
Volume62
Issue2
Pages239-258
Publication date2006-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1540-4560.2006.00449.x
OpenAlexW2164863003
LanguageEN
Citations received17

The Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 put in place new objects, principles, and procedures for youth justice in New Zealand. Both the philosophy underpinning this system and the use of family group conferences exemplify a restorative justice approach that has now been adopted in many other countries. This article describes these changes and presents some of the results of recently published research that examines the extent to which young offenders have been diverted from courts and custody, held accountable for their actions, and had their wellbeing enhanced. It suggests that the New Zealand youth justice system has achieved many but not all of its goals, and that there are still aspects where improvement is possible

Criminology · Economic Justice · Political science · Restorative justice · Sociology · Underpinning · Child Abuse and Trauma · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering · Law

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