Agents of restorative justice? Probation officers in the child justice system
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2008-09
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South African Crime Quarterly
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Institute For Security Studies
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University of Cape Town
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Probation officers, like generic social workers, have been and continue to be implementers rather than generators of social policies. Yet, probation officers have an important role to play in transforming the child justice system as they are central to the administration of child justice. This article argues that the Child Justice Bill (B49 of 2002) needs to be aligned with other pieces of legislation and policies that reflect a developmental approach and response to crime. The developmental approach will not only maximise the opportunities for meaningful interventions that could translate into prevention of crime and recidivism among young offenders, but will also have long-term benefits for the young offenders, their victims and society in general.
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Gxubane, T. 2008. Agents of restorative justice? Probation Officers in the child justice system, In Institute of Security Studies SA Crime Quarterly. Vol. 25, September (pp 11-16).