@article {bnh-3952, title = {Youth Justice Conferencing for youth misuse of fire: a child-centred disaster risk reduction mechanism}, journal = {Australian Journal of Emergency Management}, volume = {32}, year = {2017}, month = {01/2017}, abstract = {
Youth misuse of fire is a multifaceted, complex, and dangerous phenomenon. In response to this problem, Fire and Rescue NSW and Juvenile Justice NSW established a memorandum of understanding to facilitate firefighter involvement in the provision of fire safety education during Youth Justice Conferencing for young people who commit fire-related offences. Despite being used for over a decade, conferencing for youth misuse of fire is yet to attract theoretical analysis or empirical investigation. To partially fill this void, a theoretical analysis of Youth Justice Conferencing for youth misuse of fire was conducted. Comparative analysis revealed that child-centred disaster risk reduction offers a scaffold to explain and justify the mechanisms operating in Youth Justice Conferencing for youth misuse of fire. This theoretical alignment has implications for both Youth Justice Conferencing and child-centred disaster risk reduction.
}, url = {https://ajem.infoservices.com.au/items/AJEM-32-02-21}, author = {Kamarah Pooley} }