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Australia's children's courts today and tomorrow /

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 i...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Group Author: Sheehan, Rosemary; Borowski, Allan
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: Dordrecht ; New York :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Children's well-being: Indicators and research series, v.7
Subjects:
Juvenile courts > Australia.
LAW / Criminal Law / General.
Droit.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Law.
Public law.
Criminology.
Social work.
Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Psychology Research.
Administration, Organization and Leadership.
Electronic books.
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5928-2
Summary: 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 fin
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource.
ISBN: 9789400759282 (electronic bk.)
9400759282 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: KUA3800
CLC: D961.16
Contents: The Mandate of the Children's Courts.
The Childrens Court in the Australian Capital Territory /
The Children's Court in New South Wales /
Youth Justice, Child Protection and the Role of the Youth Courts in the Northern Territory /
The Children's Court in Queensland: Where to from Here? /
The Children's Court of South Australia /
The Children's Court in Tasmania /
The Children's Court of Victoria /
Youth Justice and Child Protection: The Children's Court in Western Australia /
Australia in the International Context.
A Portrait of Australia's Children's Courts: Findings of a National Assessment /
Care and Protection: Australia and the International Context /
Juvenile Justice: Australian Court Responses Situated in the International Context /

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