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Families solving their problems — family group conferencing on family problems in the Netherlands.

Blad, John
June 4, 2015

Source: (2010) In, Melinda Gyokos and Krisztina Lanyi, eds., European best practices of restorative justice in criminal Procedure. Budapest: Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement, Republic of Hungary.pp. 59-66.

In the Netherlands, experience with family group conferencing has been gained for a number of years. A family group conference is a method of letting the responsibility for decision making, where severe family problems are concerned, remain with the family are concerned. It provides the family with an opportunity to make a plan, using their own capabilities as well as resources from outside the family. (excerpt)

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