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This chapter discusses conflict with law in childhood and tertiary prevention with reference to:
1. Concepts, types and causes of conflict with law in childhood;
2. Review of the retributive justice approach to children;
3. Child rights in the juvenile justice system;
4. Child advocacy intervention for restorative justice to children in conflict with law, through prevention, decriminalisation, community-based diversion, victim–offender mediation, regulating detention, and reintegration and rehabilitation aiming at tertiary prevention.
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Desai, M. (2010). Conflict with Law in Childhood and Tertiary Prevention. In: A Rights-Based Preventative Approach for Psychosocial Well-Being in Childhood. Children¿s Well-Being: Indicators and Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9066-9_19
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