Alcohol and Drugs in New Zealand an Asian Perspective: a Background Paper Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 While New Zealand’s Asian population has increased dramatically in the past decade, there has been very limited research into issues relating to their use (and misuse)…
The nuts and bolts of achieving outcomes in a Youth Offending Team Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 13-18 The establishment of Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) by the Ministry of Justice in July 2002 heralded a new way of…
Evaluating young children Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 19-24 Auckland Central, the first multi-agency service in New Zealand, referrals are received for assessment and therapy from social workers from…
Born to be wild? Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 29-33 Ashley Seaford reveals the implications for practice of conduct disorder
Communication issues in care and protection cases Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 23-28 Sandra Porteous discusses effective communication and collaboration between lawyers and social workers in care and protection proceedings. This article is…
Tobacco use among Year 10 and 12 students in New Zealand: a report on the Global Youth Tobacco Survey data Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 This report presents findings from the New Zealand Youth Lifestyle Study 2002 Survey (YLS). The purposes of the survey were to monitor smoking related behaviours and…
Alcohol Use and Tertiary Students in Aotearoa - New Zealand Last Publication Date: 20 Jun 2004 This report looks at the limited number of New Zealand tertiary student alcohol use studies that have been undertaken. This report covers four studies: two at Waikato University and…
Evaluation of the Target Hardening Pilot Programme Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2004 The Target Hardening Programme (THP) was developed by the Ministry of Justice to provide increased home security and at the same time provide burglary prevention information.…
Internet Traders of Child Pornography and other Censorship Offenders in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2004 The main purpose of the current research was to develop a tool for the collection of information about CCU offenders. Obviously, such a tool would need…
The Way We Drink : the Current Attitudes and Behaviours of New Zealanders (aged 12 plus) Towards Drinking Alcohol Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2004 Reports findings of a survey of New Zealanders aged 12 years or more, identifying their motivating and inhibiting behaviours around the consumption of alcohol.