'Just another policy document?' Can a protocol end the criminalisation of kids in care?

Katherine McFarlane; Emma Colvin; Andrew McGrath; Alison Gerard

doi:10.1177/1037969X18795498

'Just another policy document?' Can a protocol end the criminalisation of kids in care?

Katherine McFarlane, Emma Colvin, Andrew McGrath, Alison Gerard

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Abstract

This article examines the New South Wales Joint Protocol to Reduce the Contact of Young People in Residential OOHC with the Criminal Justice System (2016) from the perspective of residential out-of-home-care providers, police, lawyers and departmental staff involved in the child welfare and criminal justice systems in New South Wales.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-42
Number of pages	6
Journal	Alternative Law Journal
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X18795498
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2019
Externally published	Yes

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abstract = "This article examines the New South Wales Joint Protocol to Reduce the Contact of Young People in Residential OOHC with the Criminal Justice System (2016) from the perspective of residential out-of-home-care providers, police, lawyers and departmental staff involved in the child welfare and criminal justice systems in New South Wales.",

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