David Mullins
CJA/334
November 26,2014
David Mitchell
Early Family Group
A research article from the British Journal of Criminology titled, “Inside Parenting Programs: Case Studies of Family Group Conferencing,” I found to be very interesting. It has been peer reviewed and is very informative. The study being presented in this article gives research information that shows the specific parts of and areas that are invested with intervention Family Group Conferencing (FGC) in link to British criminal justice. Both the United States and Canada now rely on this (FGC) although newer than other programs or research in this area (Hardin, 1996). The studies involved utilized the research to be able to comprehend …show more content…
The experiment found in this article is focused on the early prevention of juvenile delinquency as well as the early intervention and how the Family Grouping Conference can play a role. FGC has a focus of three major parts of the research and early prevention. They are as follows, preparation, procedure, and understanding. The consistency of the young people and their outcomes based on their situations has been associated with the FGC and the early prevention of juvenile delinquency. The primary purpose of all of these studies are to better comprehend the importance the FGC has had on the younger demographics and the impact they have had on the early prevention of the delinquency of juveniles. During these studies, questions have rose in regards to the idea that the preparation procedure may not be sufficient enough, as well as considering if the younger demographics truly understand the purpose of the FGC, also if the consistency of outcomes is truly associated to the early intervention from the …show more content…
This process would generally take up to 15 minutes and the children would be asked 8 questions. Its primary focus would be to assess the outcome consistency as well as the evaluation of the process. It also attempted to process the best and worst things experienced during the FGC. The two practitioners designed the interview and it was used during the interviewing process. This interview would take generally 30 minutes to complete and would consist of ten questions. This particular interview would inquire about the experiences and be focused on the process of appraisal from the interviewee’s perspective. In order to have consistency, each of the family members as well as practitioners held the interviews shortly after the FGC. The second interviews took place roughly three months after. These interviews were meant to cover the consistency of the appraisal over