Abstract
A problem yet to be acknowledged: The ‘systems abuse’ of children in out-of-home-care and the criminal justice system in Australia.
This presentation explores the involvement of children in out-of-home care in the criminal justice system in Australia, with a specific focus on the role and consequences of systems abuse—such as ‘care-specific trauma’ and ‘care-criminalisation’—in turning children from vulnerable adolescents into criminals.
This presentation explores the involvement of children in out-of-home care in the criminal justice system in Australia, with a specific focus on the role and consequences of systems abuse—such as ‘care-specific trauma’ and ‘care-criminalisation’—in turning children from vulnerable adolescents into criminals.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 162-163 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2017 |
| Event | Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference - QT Canberra, Canberra, Australia Duration: 05 Dec 2017 → 08 Dec 2017 http://www.anzsoc2017.com.au/ (Conference website) https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/ap-southeast-2.accounts.ivvy.com/account56845/events/121592/files/5a1e10945265a.pdf (Conference handbook) |
Conference
| Conference | Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference |
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| Abbreviated title | Achnowledging the past, imagining the future |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Canberra |
| Period | 05/12/17 → 08/12/17 |
| Other | The 30th annual Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) conference will be held at QT Canberra, Australia on 5-8 December 2017. The conference is hosted by a partnership of the Australian Institute of Criminology, the Australian National University and the University of Canberra. Celebrating 50 years of ANZSOC, the 2017 conference theme is ‘Acknowledging the past, imagining the future’. The conference will bring together academics, researchers, students, policy makers and practitioners from across the criminology and criminal justice field to share knowledge and insights from criminology’s rich traditions, its vital current contributions and its emerging future. |
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