Conducting Family Conference for Children / Juveniles cautioned under the Police Superintendent's Discretion Scheme
To enhance support for young offenders, the mechanism of Family Conference has been introduced for children / juveniles cautioned under the Police Superintendent's Discretion Scheme since 1 October 2003. The objectives of Family Conference are to bring together the cautioned juveniles and their family members as well as professionals from relevant Government departments / agencies at an early stage to assess the needs of the juveniles and to draw up follow-up plan to address their needs.
Protocol providing guidelines for police officers, social workers and relevant professionals on conducting Family Conference (2007 revised version) can be downloaded here: Acrobat DocMSWord Doc
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