Source: (2008) Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management. 31(4):553-577.
The purpose of this paper is to compare family group conferences (FGCs) facilitated by police officers with those facilitated by a civilian along several dimensions including process, reparation agreements, recidivism, and time until failure. (author’s abstract)
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