Youth Justice in Aotearoa New Zealand: Law, Policy and Critique (eBook)

PLEASE NOTE:
Please choose your device carefully and only download your eBook to the device on which you intend to read it.
eBooks cannot be moved from one device to another.
eBooks are compatible with Adobe Digital Editions on MacOS, Windows OS, iOS and Android.
Not compatible with Kobo eReader and Kindle.
For further information, please refer to the eBooks FAQs here

Youth Justice in Aotearoa New Zealand by Alison Cleland and Khylee Quince is an insightful critique of the New Zealand law of youth justice and its fitness for purpose.

eBook
NZD$ 99.00
Quantity
Release Date: June 01, 2014
ISBN/ISSN: 9781927183588

Product description

An insightful critique of the New Zealand law of youth justice and its fitness for purpose.

 

This work covers both theory and practice and contains the first analysis, from a Māori perspective, of Aotearoa’s world acclaimed Family Group Conference system.

 

A clear and comprehensive guide Youth Justice in Aotearoa New Zealand: Law, Policy and Critique speaks to youth justice personnel, legal academics and students, criminologists and policy makers. Youth justice practitioners will find the analysis of unreported cases useful. Academics and students of law and criminology will enjoy the discussion of the system in its international and policy context.

 

Key issues explored in depth include:

• Youth in the system — who they are and where they come from
• Is the FGC process really “indigenous”?
• Mental health and the care and protection crossover
• Youth justice roles, including youth advocates and lay advocates
• “Reasonable compliance” with the statute when police interview young people
• Offering youth court jurisdiction in serious cases
• Rangatahi Courts and the future of the system

 

Table of contents

Chapter 1: Is our system Fit for Purpose?
Chapter 2: Constructing Youth: Who are the young people who offend?
Chapter 3: Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989: A cloth woven from many strands
Chapter 4: The modern youth justice system in Aotearoa: Principles, personnel and practice
Chapter 5: Family Group Conferences
Chapter 6: Particular challenges in balancing interests
Chapter 7: Conviction, orders and sentencing
Chapter 8: Future directions and conclusions