Family Group Conference

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A Family Group Conference is a restorative justice meeting that brings together a young offender, their family, victims, and professionals to collaboratively decide how to address the offending and support the youth’s rehabilitation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf decision‑making meeting ⓘ
restorative justice process ⓘ
youth justice practice ⓘ
aimsTo increase victim satisfaction ⓘ
promote community reintegration ⓘ
reduce reoffending ⓘ
strengthen family support for the young person ⓘ
corePrinciple collaborative decision‑making ⓘ
consensus‑based planning ⓘ
family involvement ⓘ
offender accountability ⓘ
reparation of harm ⓘ
restorative dialogue ⓘ
victim participation ⓘ
decisionMakingStyle consensual where possible ⓘ
differsFrom traditional court sentencing ⓘ
emphasizes shared responsibility for outcomes ⓘ
strengths of the young person and family ⓘ
focusesOn future‑oriented solutions ⓘ
repairing relationships affected by offending ⓘ
hasBeenAdoptedIn various jurisdictions worldwide ⓘ
hasLegalStatusIn New Zealand youth justice legislation ⓘ
hasOutcome agreement on how to address offending ⓘ
plan for youth rehabilitation ⓘ
reparation plan for victims ⓘ
support plan involving family and community ⓘ
hasPrimaryPurpose address youth offending ⓘ
repair harm to victims ⓘ
support youth rehabilitation ⓘ
includesPhase agreement negotiation ⓘ
formal recording of the plan ⓘ
information sharing ⓘ
private family time ⓘ
influencedBy Māori concepts of collective decision‑making ⓘ
involvesParticipant facilitator ⓘ
justice professionals ⓘ
offender’s family ⓘ
victim ⓘ
victim’s supporters ⓘ
young offender ⓘ
isBasedOn restorative justice values ⓘ
originatedIn New Zealand youth justice practice ⓘ
relatedConcept family group decision‑making ⓘ
restorative justice conference ⓘ
requires trained neutral facilitator ⓘ
voluntary participation by key parties ⓘ
typicalContext juvenile offending cases ⓘ
youth justice system ⓘ

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Youth Court of New Zealand → usesProcess → Family Group Conference ⓘ
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 → establishes → Family Group Conference process ⓘ
linked to: Family Group Conference