RT Article
T1 Restorative justice as a framework for juvenile justice reform
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 42
IS 3
SP 496
OP 513
A1 Skelton, Ann
LA English
YR 2002
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/163931489X
AB 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 fundamental principle of juvenile justice reform. The theme of reconciliation that characterized the transition is linked to the African philosophy of humanity and community, ubuntu'. The acceptance of a different kind of justice', familiar from African traditional justice, community courts and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission provided fertile ground for debates about the modern international trend towards restorative justice approaches, and this has had a notable impact on juvenile justice reform. The article moves on to describe selected aspects of the Child Justice Bill, examining the extent to which these clauses reflect a restorative justice approach. Finally there is a discussion about some of the challenges to promoting restorative justice in an environment of public concern about crime
K1 Restorative Justice
K1 Jugendstrafrechtsreform
K1 Südafrika
K1 Kinderkriminalität
K1 Soziale Transformation
DO 10.1093/bjc/42.3.496