Converting JSON data to Java object

I want to be able to access properties from a JSON string within my Java action method. The string is available by simply saying myJsonString = object.getJson(). Below is an example of what the string can look like:

{
    'title': 'ComputingandInformationsystems',
    'id': 1,
    'children': 'true',
    'groups': [{
        'title': 'LeveloneCIS',
        'id': 2,
        'children': 'true',
        'groups': [{
            'title': 'IntroToComputingandInternet',
            'id': 3,
            'children': 'false',
            'groups': []
        }]
    }]
}

In this string every JSON object contains an array of other JSON objects. The intention is to extract a list of IDs where any given object possessing a group property that contains other JSON objects. I looked at Google's Gson as a potential JSON plugin. Can anyone offer some form of guidance as to how I can generate Java from this JSON string?