‘There’s no functioning child panel in this region’: an assessment of child panels in Ghana’s juvenile justice system

Child Panels (CPs) are quasi-judicial bodies charged with administering alternative measures in accordance with the Juvenile Justice Act and the Children’s Act in Ghana. This study set out to examine the functioning, relevance, efficiency, and sustainability of CPs. Drawing on qualitative research m...

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Authors: Ame, Robert Kwame 1958- (Author) ; Ayete-Nyampong, Lilian (Author) ; Gakpleazi, Dzifa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Contemporary justice review
Year: 2020, Volume: 23, Issue: 4, Pages: 373-400
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Keywords:
Ghana
justice for children
Restorative Justice
Alternative measures
Diversion
Juvenile Justice
Child panels