is eliminated and the offender is forgiven.
             Family Group Conferencing (FGC) deals with both child protection cases and youth justice cases. " Family group conferencing is based on restorative justice values such as respect, sensitivity, and the sharing of power, with a particular criminal justice emphasis on victim inclusion and offender accountability" (Roberts, 295). The RCMP has used this model in Canada since 1995. This program is mainly used for troubled youth with family or school problems. Youth are at a point of critical development. Incarceration takes the youth out of school, hindering the youths development. Instead of incarcerating the youth, the FGC takes an active role in seeking and solving the youths underlying problems. Thus, the
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