Source: (2009) Protecting Children: A Professional Publication of American Humane. 24(4):2-4.
Restorative justice approaches have been
burgeoning around the world to address youth
offending in an attempt to heal relationships
and reintegrate offenders back into their
communities. In 1989, New Zealand’s juvenile
justice system shifted to using family group
conferencing, a family-based approach that
results in restorative outcomes, as a mainstream
response to youth offending, with the exceptions
of murder and manslaughter. Since this shift, New
Zealand has succeeded in drastically reducing
offending and recidivism rates. Australia, Canada,
the United States, and other countries around the
world have reported similar successes. (excerpt)
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