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Home articlesdb articles Becroft, Andrew J. and Thompson, Rhonda. Restorative Justice in the Youth Court: A Square Peg in a Round Hole?

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Becroft, Andrew J. and Thompson, Rhonda (2007). Restorative Justice in the Youth Court: A Square Peg in a Round Hole? In Gabrielle Maxwell and James H. Liu, ed., Restorative Justice and Practices in New Zealand: Towards a Restorative Society. Wellington, NZ: Institute of Policy Studies, Pp. 69-94.

"In chapter 4, Andrew Becroft and Rhonda Thompson go on to examine the unique role of the Youth Court in New Zealand, which operates under a unique set of restorative principles yet with many of the traditional practices and expectations of a Westminster system courtroom." (Abstract)


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