Restorative justice as a framework for juvenile justice reform

The South African Cabinet has recently given approval for the introduction into Parliament of a Bill that will provide a new system to deal with child offenders. This article suggests that the context of political transition in South Africa made it easier to promote restorative justice as a fundamen...

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Main Author: Skelton, Ann (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2002
In: The British journal of criminology
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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