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Children and Young People

Preventing and eradicating abuse of our children and youth : regional team development

Authors: Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres Canada

Publishers: Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres

This report details the outcomes of a project to help develop prevention and intervention methods for sexually exploited children and youth, particularly Aboriginal children and youth. The report below was […]

Preventing crime and promoting rights for Indigenous young people with cognitive disabilities and mental health issues

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Authors: Calma, Tom

Publishers: Australian Human Rights Commission

This report provides an investigation of early intervention and diversionary practices aimed at preventing offending behaviour in Indigenous young people with a cognitive disability and/or a mental health problem. Specifically, […]

Prevention and early intervention programs for Indigenous young people in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

It has been well-documented that Indigenous young people are over-represented in the youth justice system. In Australia, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people are over-represented at all stages of […]

Report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory (vol 3A)

Resources September,2017

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Publishers: Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory

This report investigates the detention, care and protection systems for children and young people in the NT. The report examines instances of abuse and mistreatment experienced by children, the vast […]

Report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory (vol 3B)

Resources September,2017

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Publishers: Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory

Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory: Report Overview

Resources September,2017

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Publishers: Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory

Seen and heard, priority for children in the legal process: Australian Law Reform Commission Report 84

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Authors: Australian Law Reform Commission

Publishers: Australian Law Reform Commission

While this is an older report it remains a key reference point. It identifies numerous risk factors for Indigenous youth and their contact with the legal system in all forms. […]

Sexual assault against Indigenous children : New South Wales 2003-2007

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Authors: NSW Attorney General's Department: Crime Prevention Division

Publishers: NSW Department of the Attorney General

Child sexual assault in Indigenous communities has previously been identified as a significant problem. This bulletin analyses recorded crime data in New South Wales over the period 2003 to 2007. […]

Sexual violence and Indigenous victims : women, children and the criminal justice system

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Authors: Davis, Megan, Cripps, Kyllie, Taylor, Louise

Publishers: Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales

This is the first report of a research project on experiences of Indigenous victims of sexual violence in the criminal justice system. In this phase, the project examines the way […]

State of denial : the neglect and abuse of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory

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Authors: Pocock, Julian, Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)

Publishers: Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

In the Northern Territory the rate of Indigenous child removal is very low when compared to the rates for Indigenous children in other States and Territories, and only marginally higher […]

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