Youth Justice Across the South Pacific

Julia Ioane is Professor of Clinical and Pacific Psychology at Massey University, Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Clinical Psychologist in the Justice Sector.Karmyn Billing is a Clinical Psychologist in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand.Patrick Mendes is Senior Māori Cultural Advisor at Tū Māia, Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand.Ashley Morris is Executive Director, First Nations Services at Victoria Legal Aid, Melbourne, Australia.Ian Lambie is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Chief Science Advisor for the Justice Sector for the New Zealand Government.

• 1.Our Journey. 2.Who we are. Section ONE: Background to Indigenous youth offending. 3.Chapter One: Indigenous worldviews and knowledge. 4.Chapter Two: Pasifika youth identity and belonging. 5.Chapter Three: Theories of youth offending. 6.Chapter Four: Colonisation, racism and neoliberalism. Section TWO: A case study: Pasifika Interventions. 7.Chapter Five: Pasifika interventions for Talavou (Youth). Section THREE: Special populations amongst youth offending. 8.Chapter Six: Harmful sexual behaviour – First Nations and Pasifika perspective. 9.Chapter Seven: Understanding firesetting. 10.Chapter Eight: Gendered pathways of justice-involved girls (Australia and Aotearoa NZ). 11.Chapter Nine: The forgotten children. Section FOUR: Our final gift. 12.Chapter Ten: Sparking the fire for global change.