Summary
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New Zealand (NZ) was the first country in the world to introduce a restorative justice approach to offenders. The changes reflected Maori concerns about the numbers of their children who were placed in residences away from their families and communities. It also was a response to the research that showed that children in state care often went on to be offenders as young adults.(Excerpt)
Link: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rj/rj2010/kit/16-eng.shtml
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