Living With Addiction: Exploring the issues for families Last Publication Date: 23 Nov 2010 This report explores and exposes issues that have arisen for New Zealand family members as they have supported a family member through an alcohol and/or other…
Seeking and establishing the views of disabled children and young people: A literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 Social Work Now, issue 46, pages 9-18. Listening to children’s voices and accessing their views about service provision in the education, health, social services and legal disciplines…
The right of people with disabilities to be parents Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 Social Work Now, Issue 46, pages 25-28. Article 23 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to which New Zealand became a signatory…
Evaluation of the Safe@home project Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 The safe @ home pilot project is a collaboration between shine, an Auckland-based NGO, and the Avondale Police. The safe @ home service is delivered by shine…
Pacific Pathways to Prevention of Sexual Violence Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 This multi-ethnic (Samoan, Cook Island, Tonga, Niue, Fiji, Tokelau and Tuvalu) research project discusses ethnic-specific Pacific views of sexual violence, including protective and risk factors. The project analyses the extent to which traditional Pacific cultural…
Evaluation of the Implementation of Investigative Interviewing Training and Assessment (Level 1) Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 The 2008 NZ Police Investigative Interviewing strategy aims to improve investigative interviewing, the quality of investigations and professionalism of staff. Staff are trained in the PEACE…
Justice Sector Forecast 2010-2020: Criminal justice forecasts Last Publication Date: 30 Sep 2010 The forecast represents a key instrument for strategic planning within the justice sector. This forecast was prepared by the Justice Sector Strategy Group of the Ministry…
Ageing and violent crime in New Zealand (Stats NZ WP 10-01) Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2010 In this paper we answer three questions about demographic change and violent crime in New Zealand: How has the age-sex profile of violent offending been changing?…
Children in Care: A report into the quality of services provided to children in care Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2010 This report looks at whether the health, education, cultural and recreational needs of children in care are being met. It includes the voices of children in…
Schoolchildren in paid employment: a summary of research findings Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2010 This paper summarises the state of knowledge surrounding New Zealand schoolchildren in employment to early 2010. It brings together formative publications from earlier in the decade,…