scholarly journals Mauri Tu, Mauri Ora: A Process Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Alexander Jones
Keyword(s):  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
Juvenile Offending ◽  
Treatment Delivery ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Violent Youth ◽  
The World ◽  
Intensive Rehabilitation

<p>Rates of violent reoffending amongst young offenders has been a cause of concern for those involved in the youth justice (YJ) system in New Zealand (NZ), and across the world. Although, the rates of youth offending in NZ appear to be declining, there is a trend of increasing violent youth offending (Ministry of Justice; MOJ, 2010, 2012). Therefore, the search for effective and generalisable treatment programmes for violent young offenders has been a focus for those involved in juvenile offending research (Caldwell & Van Rybroek, 2013). The Mauri Tu Mauri Ora programme (MTMO; Kilgour & Borg, 2016), was developed in 2014 to provide an “intensive rehabilitation option for youth between 16 and 20 years of age who are deemed to be at a high risk of re-offending” (p. 27). However, since its implementation, there has been no systematic evaluation of its effectiveness. This process evaluation investigated how the MTMO programme was operating so its strengths and areas of improvement could be better understood. This was achieved by detailing the characteristics of the programme; the extent to which it met the needs of key stakeholders; evaluating the specific components of the programme; the working relationship between staff; how well the programme was delivered; and identifying possible areas of improvement. The perspectives of participants resulting in 28 subthemes associated with: initial engagement and assessment; treatment delivery and engagement; the transition phase; unit environment; and staff services. Along with a discussion, these findings identify areas the MTMO programme can build on its strengths and areas it can make improvements.</p>

scholarly journals Mauri Tu, Mauri Ora: A Process Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Alexander Jones
Keyword(s):  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
Juvenile Offending ◽  
Treatment Delivery ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Violent Youth ◽  
The World ◽  
Intensive Rehabilitation

<p>Rates of violent reoffending amongst young offenders has been a cause of concern for those involved in the youth justice (YJ) system in New Zealand (NZ), and across the world. Although, the rates of youth offending in NZ appear to be declining, there is a trend of increasing violent youth offending (Ministry of Justice; MOJ, 2010, 2012). Therefore, the search for effective and generalisable treatment programmes for violent young offenders has been a focus for those involved in juvenile offending research (Caldwell & Van Rybroek, 2013). The Mauri Tu Mauri Ora programme (MTMO; Kilgour & Borg, 2016), was developed in 2014 to provide an “intensive rehabilitation option for youth between 16 and 20 years of age who are deemed to be at a high risk of re-offending” (p. 27). However, since its implementation, there has been no systematic evaluation of its effectiveness. This process evaluation investigated how the MTMO programme was operating so its strengths and areas of improvement could be better understood. This was achieved by detailing the characteristics of the programme; the extent to which it met the needs of key stakeholders; evaluating the specific components of the programme; the working relationship between staff; how well the programme was delivered; and identifying possible areas of improvement. The perspectives of participants resulting in 28 subthemes associated with: initial engagement and assessment; treatment delivery and engagement; the transition phase; unit environment; and staff services. Along with a discussion, these findings identify areas the MTMO programme can build on its strengths and areas it can make improvements.</p>

scholarly journals Realisation, instantiation and individuation: some thoughts on identity in youth justice conferencing

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (spe) ◽  
pp. 549-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
J R Martin
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Retributive Justice ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
Semiotic Resources

This paper is concerned with identity and how it can be modelled in SFL, with special reference to the roles played by young offenders in Australia's youth justice conferences. These conferences function as a restorative justice alternative to courtroom-based retributive justice. It is proposed that a hierarchy of individuation be established, alongside and complementing realisation and instantiation, responsible for users of language, the ways in which semiotic resources are allocated to them, and the ways in which they use these resources to form social groups. This hierarchy is briefly explored in relation to teenage identity.

‘I Would Have Been Able to Hear What They Think’: Tensions in Achieving Restorative Outcomes in the English Youth Justice System

Youth Justice ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Newbury
Keyword(s):  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Present Practice ◽  
English System ◽  
Youth Offender

This article presents findings from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with young offenders and Victim Liaison Officers, and observations of youth offender panels. It focuses upon the attitudes of young offenders towards victims and their reactions to the prospect of meeting the victim of their offending face-to-face as part of their referral order. Significant tensions between the aspirations of restorative justice and the reality of present practice in the English system are examined. The article proposes change in relation to justice disposals for incipient young offenders, particularly in relation to the ubiquitous use of restorative justice approaches for this group.

scholarly journals Experiencing Event Management During the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Public Sector Perspective

2022 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Coles ◽  
Giselle Garcia ◽  
Evelyn O'Malley ◽  
Cathy Turner
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
The Body ◽  
Event Management ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
The World ◽  
Local Recovery ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Opening Up

Events have played a significant role in the way in which the Coronavirus pandemic has been experienced and known around the world. Little is known though about how the pandemic has impacted on supporting, managing and governing events in municipal (i.e., local) authorities as key stakeholders, nor how events have featured in the opening-up of localities. This paper reports on empirical research with senior events officers for local authorities in the UK on these key knowledge gaps. Specifically, it examines events officers' unfolding experiences of the pandemic. The paper points to unpreparedness for a crisis of this scale and magnitude, and the roles of innovation, adaptation and co-production in the emergent response. It highlights the transformative nature of the pandemic through reconsiderations of the purpose of public sector involvement in events and, from a policy perspective, how relatively smaller-scale, more agile and lower-risk arts events and performances can figure in local recovery. Finally, while the effects on, and response of, the body corporate (the local authority) to crises is an obvious focus, it is important to recognise those of the individuals who manage the response and drive change.

Using Information Communication Technology to Decentralize City Marketing

2011 ◽  
pp. 357-378
Author(s):  
Bantu L. Morolong
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
City Marketing ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
The World ◽  
The City ◽  
Over Time

This chapter introduces the reader to the idea of city marketing. This idea has developed over time, globally, as cities continue to grow rapidly. The chapter assesses how city marketing as a concept and a practice has generally developed with particular reference to Botswana, Southern Africa. Using evidence from documented material this chapter critically reviews city marketing as perceived and applied by planners and policy makers. The chapter looks at how Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) can be used to market cities such as Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana. Literature and experiences from other parts of the world are used to underscore city growth as a serious development issue. City dwellers are identified as key stakeholders in city marketing because they have a more permanent association with the city in contrast to those who come into the city to visit or for business, tourism, and other purposes.

The Legal Process before 1968: The Juvenile Court

2020 ◽  
pp. 115-144
Author(s):  
Kenneth McK. Norrie
Keyword(s):  
World Wide ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Legal Process ◽  
Juvenile Courts ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Hearing System ◽  
Made In

This chapter explores the world-wide movement at the turn of the 20th century towards specialist juvenile courts to deal with children who commit offences. Following the lead of the juvenile court movement in the USA and Australia, the Children Act 1908 set up juvenile courts in both Scotland and England, though in Scotland these courts quickly acquired jurisdiction over both young offenders and children in need of care and protection. Originally little more than a separate set of procedural rules to be followed in the sheriff court dealing with children, an effort was made in the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Acts 1932 and 1937 to give better effect to the idea of a separate court presided over by specialist judges. Though never nation-wide, these new, enhanced, juvenile courts took on many of the characteristics that were later adopted by the children’s hearing system, including the processes to be followed, the involvement of the children, the requirement to look at the child’s wider environmental circumstances (including the child’s welfare), and the outcomes available to the court.

Cyber Readiness

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-26
Author(s):  
John S. Hurley ◽  
H. Mark McGibbon ◽  
Roxanne Everetts
Keyword(s):  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Critical Infrastructures ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
User Communities ◽  
The World ◽  
Information Assets ◽  
The Impact

Many of the systems that control the critical infrastructure were not originally designed with security in mind. This has left us vulnerable to unwanted attacks in many of the environments. It has become essential that the authors determine if their infrastructures are better prepared for existing and future threats. In this study, the authors will examine the impact of attacks, including terrorist attacks on critical infrastructures, in particular, the Energy sector. The results show that in spite of the warnings of the threats carried out in various sectors and organizations around the world, they have still remain extremely vulnerable because of a number of critical security issues that hamper their ability to better serve and protect our vital information assets. The authors examine some of the most prominent models being used today and how they may be modified to better serve the needs of their user communities and key stakeholders.

Community Corrections and the Experiences of Young Male Offenders in the Hong Kong Youth Justice System

1999 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
PATRICIA GRAY
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Criminal Careers ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Male Offenders ◽  
Community Based Rehabilitation

In the past two decades ‘decarceration’ and ‘deinstitutionalisation’ have been key themes of youth justice in the West. Restrictions have been imposed on the courts, limiting their ability to hand out residential and custodial training sentences to young offenders. As an alternative, resources have been redirected into the development and expansion of community-based rehabilitation programmes. However, in Hong Kong large numbers of young offenders continue to be placed in residential and custodial institutions after very brief criminal careers, and for crimes which do not pose a serious risk to the community. This article makes use of a recently published research study to discuss the experiences of young male offenders in the Hong Kong youth justice system, and to consider why community-based rehabilitative programmes as direct alternatives to residential training and custody have been slow to develop. It then goes on to explore how from a cultural perspective the use of community-based programmes might be justified and how they could be developed around existing sentencing guidelines.

Youth Justice Assessment Procedures

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Assessment Procedures

This article analyses assessment procedures for young offenders aged 10 to 17 years who receive a police Final Warning or appear before Youth Courts in England and Wales. Members of Youth Justice Teams (YOTs) use detailed ‘Asset’ forms to collate information about the background, education, life-style and personal characteristics of the young people. The replies are scored to indicate the risk of further offending and the YOTs make their recommendations for intervention. The author points out that punishment has to be proportional to the crime but many young people and their families require long-term help if they are to be diverted from crime.

scholarly journals ‘There’s Not Going to Be a Single Solution’: The Role of Resettlement Consortia in Improving the Resettlement Outcomes of Young People Leaving Custody

Youth Justice ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Gray ◽  
Hannah Smithson ◽  
Richard McHugh ◽  
Graham Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
Geographically Dispersed ◽  
Single Solution

As part of the government’s Transforming Youth Custody programme, in 2014 the Youth Justice Board (YJB) established four new resettlement consortia in four areas in England. This article presents the findings from a process evaluation of the new consortia, paying particular attention to the enablers and/or barriers that affected the implementation of an enhanced resettlement offer. We found that the consortia did appear to improve partnership working and collaboration between key agencies. Yet the delivery of an enhanced offer was often hampered by the geographically dispersed nature of the consortia, along with problems accessing suitable accommodation upon release.

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