Australia's Children's Courts Today and Tomorrow
The Childrens Court is one of societys 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...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Series: | Childrens Well-Being: Indicators and Research,
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5928-2 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction - Allan Borowski and Rosemary Sheehan
- Part One: the mandate of the Childrens Court
- 2 The Childrens Court in the Australian Capital Territory - Peter Camilleri and Morag McArthur,- 3 The Childrens Court in New South Wales - Elizabeth Fernandez, Jane Bolitho and Dr Patricia Hansen
- 4�Youth Justice, Child Protection and the Role of the Youth Courts in the Northern Territory�- Debora West and David Heath
- 5 The Childrens Court in Queensland - Claire Tilbury and Paul Mazerolle
- 6 The Childrens Court in South Australia - Paul Delfabbro and Andrew Day
- 7 The Childrens Court in Tasmania - Rob White and Max Travers and Michael McKinnon
- 8 The Childrens Court in Victoria - Allan Borowski and Rosemary Sheehan
- 9�Cultural Slippage, Resource Divide, Aboriginal Children and Multisystemic Reform�- Mike Clare, Joe Clare, Brenda Clare, Caroline Spiranovic
- �Part two:�Australia in the international context
- 10 A Portrait of Australis's Children's Courts - Allan Borowski
- 11. Care and protection: Australia and the international context - Marie Connolly
- 12 Juvenile Justice: Australian Court responses situated in the international context - Judy Cashmore
- About the authors
- Index.