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Australia's Children's Courts Today and Tomorrow
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Hardcover. This edited collection examines the current challenges faced by the Children's Court and identifies area for reform. It explores the welfare and justice approaches to resolving care and protection and youth offending cases. Editor(s): Borowski, Allan; Sheehan, Rosemary. Series: Children's Well-being: Indicators and Research. Num Pages: 216 pages, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JKV; JMB; JNK; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
The Children’s Court is one of society’s most important social institutions. At the same time, it is steeped in controversy. This is in large measure due to the persistence and complexity of the problems with which it deals, namely, juvenile crime and child abuse and neglect. Despite the importance of the Children’s Court as a means of holding young people accountable for their anti-social behaviour and parents for the care of their children, it has not been the subject of close study. Certainly it has not been previously studied nationally. This book, an edited collection, is based on the findings ... Read more
The Children’s Court is one of society’s most important social institutions. At the same time, it is steeped in controversy. This is in large measure due to the persistence and complexity of the problems with which it deals, namely, juvenile crime and child abuse and neglect. Despite the importance of the Children’s Court as a means of holding young people accountable for their anti-social behaviour and parents for the care of their children, it has not been the subject of close study. Certainly it has not been previously studied nationally. This book, an edited collection, is based on the findings ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Series
Children's Well-Being: Indicators and Research
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400759275
SKU
V9789400759275
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Allan Borowski is Professor of Social Work and Social Policy, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne campus, Victoria 3086. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia a member of the Research Panel, Criminology Research Council. Rosemary Sheehan is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work, ... Read more
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