| Summary: | This study highlighted the distinction between retributive and restorative justice.
Diversion
and the Journey as a diversion option for youth in South Africa was discussed.
Literature indicated that certain family aspects such as family cohesiveness, communication,
discipline, and conflict in the home could lead to youth offending. Interviews,
focus groups, and questionnaires were used to determine possible problematic family
interactions as well as parents' needs of a parent programme. It was found that parents
experience feelings like anger, disappointment, shock, helplessness, frustration, and humiliation
regarding the child's crime. It was established that dealing with parents' feelings,
communication, discipline, conflict resolution, and problem solving should be included in the
parent programme. An evaluation of the programme was done and the following aspects showed
improvement: communication, mother's involvement with the child, understanding and support in
the family, youth's independence, affection, family relations, problem solving and the amount
of time spent with family. === Psychology of Education === M. Ed. (Guidance and Counselling)
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