Improving interventions to reduce violent offending by young people in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Social Work Now, Issue 42, pages 18-23. Young people who commit violent offences damage their victims, the community, their families and themselves. This article summarises work undertaken…
Supporting the rights of young people in youth justice: An analysis of cross-sectoral responses Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Social Work Now, Issue 42, pages 24-29. The topic of human rights, particularly the rights of people who commit offences against others, generates intense and sometimes heated…
Working with young people Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Social Work Now, Issue 42, pages 5-11. Working with young people is tremendously rewarding. Few professional areas of social work provide the kind of practice potential that…
Child and youth offending statistics in New Zealand: 1992 to 2007 Last Publication Date: 03 Feb 2009 This is the second release in an annual report series presenting statistics on children (aged 10 to 13) and youth (14 to 16) involved in the…
Barriers to Affordable Housing for Mental Health Service Users Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 Housing is both a social issue and a determinant for well being and is an integral component of social policy. The research specifically looked at the…
Analysis of Council Organisations Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 There are 85 local authorities in New Zealand that provide services to their communities. The majority of services are provided within the ‘core’ council structure. However, NZ…
Justice Sector Forecast 2008-2016: Criminal justice forecasts Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 Justice sector agencies produce an annual forecast of the numbers of people held in prison for an eight year period. It projects the numbers of people…
Justice Sector Forecast 2009-2017: Criminal justice forecasts Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This paper sets out the forecast of the prison population for 2009–2017 and the forecast of non-custodial sentences and orders for 2009–2013. The non-custodial sentences and…
Serious and Sentinel Events in New Zealand Hospitals Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 The purpose of recording and investigating preventable adverse events in hospitals is to understand why these events occurred, which then provides a basis for taking action…
Nursing Services in New Zealand Secondary Schools: A Summary Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 Health services, often nursing, have always had a presence in schools although these services have often been sporadic. Little is known about the roles, responsibilities and…
