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Hassall, I and Maxwell, Gabrielle and Robertson, J. (1990). A Briefing Paper: An Appraisal of the First Year of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989 Wellington, NZ: New Zealand Office for the Commissioner of Children, 31p.

Three papers describe changes brought about by the New Zealand Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989. The first paper examines the Family Group Conference as an innovative method of involving families in statutory care and protection and youth justice processes. The second paper presents statistical data for 1990 on the disposition of children and youth who came to attention, under either the care and protection or youth justice provisions of the Act. The third article finds that the number of arrests, court appearances, convictions and court orders sharply decreased following passage of the act.


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