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Youth justice - a research perspective

Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 6-12 In 1989, new legislation resulted in a new youth justice system for New Zealand that is now recognised as the…

Evaluating young children

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?

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

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…

Evaluation of the Target Hardening Pilot Programme

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.…

Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice

Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice is a cross-departmental research project aimed at identifying factors associated with effective outcomes in the youth justice system and assessing…