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