Anderson Monique, Parkinson Kate
a Leuven Institute of Criminology , KU Leuven , Leuven , Belgium.
b School of Health and Society , University of Salford , Salford , UK.
J Child Sex Abus. 2018 Jul;27(5):490-509. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2018.1477217. Epub 2018 Jun 12.
In England and Wales, family group conferences (FGCs) are most often found either in the field of youth justice or in the field of child protection, and consequently often have priorities in line with either one of the two systems. On the one hand, FGCs are a restorative justice tool to address offending behavior and hold young perpetrators to account, while giving victims the possibility of contributing to the justice process. On the other hand, FGCs address safeguarding concerns and are used to plan for child safety and protection. In cases where a young person has sexually harmed another young person, that is, has perpetrated harmful sexual behavior (HSB), all young people involved will have both justice and welfare needs. FGCs are emerging as promising mechanisms in such cases, not only because of their ability to deal with both sets of needs for both young people but also because of their potential to address more holistic needs. However, HSB cases are often complex and sensitive, and are not without risk. Drawing on their experiences in research and practice, the authors explore how the holistic needs of both the harmed and harming individual can be balanced within a risk managed HSB-FGC framework.
在英格兰和威尔士，家庭小组会议（FGCs）大多出现在青少年司法领域或儿童保护领域，因此其工作重点往往与这两个系统中的某一个相一致。一方面，家庭小组会议是一种恢复性司法工具，用于处理犯罪行为并追究年轻犯罪者的责任，同时让受害者有可能参与司法程序。另一方面，家庭小组会议关注保障问题，用于规划儿童安全与保护措施。在一名年轻人对另一名年轻人实施性伤害，即犯下有害性行为（HSB）的案件中，所有涉案年轻人都有司法和福利需求。在这类案件中，家庭小组会议正成为一种很有前景的机制，这不仅是因为它有能力满足涉案双方年轻人的这两类需求，还因为它有潜力满足更全面的需求。然而，有害性行为案件往往复杂且敏感，并非毫无风险。作者借鉴他们在研究和实践中的经验，探讨如何在一个经过风险管理的有害性行为-家庭小组会议框架内平衡受害方和加害方个人的全面需求。
