Restorative justice and re-offending : the impact of the Juvenile Pre-Court Diversion Scheme on the re-offending of juveniles in the Northern Territory of Australia
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Title
Restorative justice and re-offending : the impact of the Juvenile Pre-Court Diversion Scheme on the re-offending of juveniles in the Northern Territory of Australia,
Creator
Cunningham, Teresa Ellen,
Collection
E-Publications,
E-Books,
PublicationNT,
Date
2008-06,
Description
The Juvenile Pre-Court Diversion Scheme (JDS) was introduced in the Northern Territory in August 2000. The major objective of the Scheme was to divert juveniles from the court process and to use restorative justice practices and processes to prevent further offending (Waite, 1992). To achieve this aim, the Scheme provided juveniles with the opportunity to take responsibility for their offending behaviour, and allowed their families and communities key roles in assisting and supporting them in doing this. In both restorative justice practices and the JDS, the emphasis was therefore on adopting an inclusive and consultative approach to addressing juvenile offending. This thesis examines the first five years of implementation of the Scheme in relation to its success in preventing juvenile re-offending. The analysis used data from the Police Online Realtime Management Information System (PROMIS) to examine demographic, geographic and offending characteristics of more than 3 500 juveniles over the five year period. Several types of statistical analysis were used to examine re-offending patterns, and to identify S2at riskS3 groups of juveniles. To provide further insight into what impacts on re-offending, interviews were conducted with police officers, probation and parole officers, and other juvenile justice practitioners.There were several key findings from the research. - Abstract,
Notes
Thesis submitted to Central Queensland University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, School of Psychology
and Sociology, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health. June 2008,
Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,