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

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.

by Alison Cleland (Author) , Khylee Quince (Author)

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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

 

Featured Authors

Alison Cleland
Khylee Quince

Alison Cleland

Alison Cleland was born in Glasgow in the West Coast of Scotland. She obtained her Masters of Laws Degree from Leicester University, special subject child welfare. Alison was the Scottish Child Law Centre’s first advice worker, and represented children and young people under age 16 in youth justice and child protection proceedings in Scotland. Alison joined the Faculty of Law, University of Auckland in 2007. She is a Senior Lecturer, teaching and researching in youth justice, child protection and children’s rights. Alison is the Chair of Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa.

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Khylee Quince

Khylee Quince is of Ngapuhi and Ngati Porou whakapapa. She has a Masters of Laws with First Class Honours by major thesis from the University of Auckland, on the subject of Māori women in prison. Khylee practiced criminal and family law prior to joining the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland in 1998. She is a Senior Lecturer, teaching and researching in criminal law and youth justice, with a particular focus on Māori interaction with the justice and penal systems. In 2013 Khylee won a University of Auckland award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching.

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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
 

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