Judy Cashmore
Biographic Data
| ID | 4227809 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judy Cashmore |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judy |
| FAMILY NAME | Cashmore |
| SIGNATURE | CASHMORE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8747-9541 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 131 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The Role of Children's Voices and Feedback Mechanisms in Family Justice
When parents separate in Australia and in many other jurisdictions, most settle the parenting arrangements for their children between themselves or with the assistance of mediation or other dispute resolution processes. These processes may or may not take much account of children's views. When parents cannot resolve their dispute, there are several mechanisms that can, but do not necessarily, allow children's views to be heard in the decision‐mak…
Comparative analysis of third‐party permanency orders legislation in Australia
While permanency planning has long been a feature of child protection policy and practice in Australia (Tilbury & Osmond, 2006), the concept has gained greater prominence in recent years through nationally coordinated efforts and legislative changes. Permanency planning is defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) as the ‘processes used by state and territory departments responsible for child protection to achieve a stable …
Exploring the associations between student participation, wellbeing and recognition at school
Children’s right to participate, at least in rhetoric, is well recognised, but what this means and the associated benefits in schools are less clear. This article synthesises findings of a large mixed-methods Australian study comprising policy analysis, qualitative interviews with students, teachers and policymakers, and the development of a Student Participation Scale, which was then used in a student survey to explore associations between parti…
Sibling networks of children adopted from out-of-home care in New South Wales, Australia
Contact and Adoption Plans for Children Adopted from Out-of-home Care in New South Wales
In New South Wales (NSW), legislation prioritises open adoption over long-term foster care when restoration is not possible, and suitable kin or guardians cannot be found. The adoption application includes an adoption plan that outlines the nature of a child’s post-adoption contact with his or her birth family. There are efforts to include the views of the child, birth family, and prospective adoptive parents when developing this plan. This paper…
Responding to Historical Child Sexual Abuse and the Needs of Survivors
Additional informationNotes on contributorsJudy CashmoreJudy Cashmore AO is an Associate Professor in Socio-Legal Studies at Sydney Law School, University of Sydney. She has a PhD in developmental psychology and a Masters degree in education. Her research concerns children's involvement in civil and criminal proceedings and other processes in which decisions are made about children's lives. The special focus of this research has been on children'…
Gender Differences in the Context and Consequences of Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse, and particularly the abuse of boys, is now the focus of significant research and attention — especially in light of various inquiries, as many victim-survivors come forward years after their abuse to testify to their abuse by clergy and other institutions. This article examines what the research to date has revealed about gender differences in the dynamics of child sexual abuse and the sequelae for male and female victims. The…
The use and abuse of social science research evidence in children’s cases
In parenting cases, judges are asked to resolve the dispute by reference to the best interests of the child. In many cases, they have the benefit of expert witnesses who are trained in a social science and who draw upon the available research, directly or implicitly, in making recommendations concerning the child's best interests. Lawyers and judges may also be exposed to social science research in other ways, including conferences and educationa…
Outcomes of Child-Inclusive Mediation
This article presents the findings of a small qualitative study of child-inclusive mediation concerning parenting arrangements after separation. Fourteen parents who had undertaken child-inclusive mediation, and a comparison group of 19 parents who had engaged in mediation without their children being involved, were asked about the outcomes of the mediation process. The parents had all undertaken mediation through Family Relationship Centres in c…
Reasons for Disputes in High Conflict Families
Reasons for disputes in high conflict families
Ongoing high conflict disputes between parents about the arrangements for children after parental separation are costly for parents and for the court system, and damaging to children. This study involved 80 parents (45 families) who attended a contact orders program following disputes over contact, mostly by court order; 20 parents participated in an in-depth interview. The key issue in the disputes for these parents was concern about the child’s…
Children's participation in family law decision-making: Theoretical approaches to understanding children's views
Overnight Stays and Children's Relationships With Resident and Nonresident Parents After Divorce
This study focuses on adolescents' overnight contact with their nonresident parents. Sixty young people ages 12 to 19 and their resident parents were interviewed as part of a nationally representative study in Australia. The likelihood of overnight stays was lower when there was conflict and lack of trust between the parents. Adolescents who stayed overnight with their nonresident parents reported greater closeness and better quality relationship…
Judicial Conversations With Children in Parenting Disputes: The Views of Australian Judges
Judicial Conversations With Children in Parenting Disputes: The Views Of Australian Judges
Judicial interviews with children in contested parenting proceedings are an uncommon and contentious practice in Australia and many other common law jurisdictions. This article reports on a study of the views of Australian judges concerning talking with children in chambers. Most judges were opposed to talking with children because of concerns about how it would affect the quality of their decision-making, perceptions of fairness to the parents a…
What Responsibility Do Courts Have to Hear Children's Voices
No social organization can hope to be built on the rights of its members unless there are mechanisms whereby those members may express themselves and wherein those expressions are taken seriously. Hearing what children say must therefore lie at the roots of any elaboration of children's rights. No society will have begun to perceive its children as rightholders until adults' attitudes and social structures are seriously adjusted towards making it…
The Educational Outcomes of Young People 4–5 Years after Leaving Care: An Australian Perspective
Judy Cashmore, Marina Paxman and Michelle Townsend focus on the educational and employment pathways and outcomes for young people after leaving care in Australia, based on a longitudinal study of young people ‘ageing’ out of care in New South Wales. Consistent with the findings of other research on the educational performance and attainment of children and young people in care, the young people leaving care in this study were less likely to have …
Parents' and Children's Views on Talking to Judges in Parenting Disputes in Australia
Judicial interviews with children in contested parenting proceedings are an uncommon and contentious practice in Australia and many other common law jurisdictions. While there has been some debate about the merits and risks of such a practice among professionals and academic commentators, there is little research on the views of children and parents. In this study, children and parents involved in contested and non-contested family law matters in…
Predicting after‐care outcomes: The importance of ‘felt’ security
Young people who ‘age out of care’ generally do not have the continuing source of emotional, social and financial support that is available to most young people in their transition to early adulthood. They therefore face the challenges of making various transitions with fewer resources and less support, and at an earlier age and in a less graduated way than young people of the same age in the general population. Some, however, manage this process…
Promoting the participation of children and young people in care
Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse: Issues from A Child‐Oriented Perspective
The purpose of this paper is to highlight issues that future researchers must deal with to better understand child sexual abuse from the perspective of children. Research specifically directed at children's perceptions of the abuse is limited. Instead, most of the current literature in the area is based on clinical studies of abused children and on retrospective reports of adults who were abused as children. It is argued that the effects of the a…
Influences on Australian Parents' Values: Ethnicity Versus Socioeconomic Status
Parental values concerning -the importance of particular qualities and skills in their children vary with both social class (or socioeconomic status) and ethnic background. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which differences in values between parents of Anglo-Australian and Italian background in Australia are attributable to differences between the groups in socioeconomic status. The extent of the significant differences betw…
Community Attitudes Towards Random Breath Testing in New South Wales
This report represents the results of two surveys, conducted in New South Wales by McNair Anderson in March 1983 and March 1984, to evaluate the impact of random breath testing on the community's attitude towards its operation. The results of these surveys (conducted by McNair Anderson) and indicate: (1) increasing acceptance of random breath testing, especially among women; (2) increased approval of the .05 level, especially among women; (3) qui…
Predicting after‐care outcomes: The importance of ‘felt’ security
Young people who ‘age out of care’ generally do not have the continuing source of emotional, social and financial support that is available to most young people in their transition to early adulthood. They therefore face the challenges of making various transitions with fewer resources and less support, and at an earlier age and in a less graduated way than young people of the same age in the general population. Some, however, manage this process…
The Educational Outcomes of Young People 4–5 Years after Leaving Care: An Australian Perspective
Judy Cashmore, Marina Paxman and Michelle Townsend focus on the educational and employment pathways and outcomes for young people after leaving care in Australia, based on a longitudinal study of young people ‘ageing’ out of care in New South Wales. Consistent with the findings of other research on the educational performance and attainment of children and young people in care, the young people leaving care in this study were less likely to have …
Children's participation in family law decision-making: Theoretical approaches to understanding children's views
Parents' and Children's Views on Talking to Judges in Parenting Disputes in Australia
Judicial interviews with children in contested parenting proceedings are an uncommon and contentious practice in Australia and many other common law jurisdictions. While there has been some debate about the merits and risks of such a practice among professionals and academic commentators, there is little research on the views of children and parents. In this study, children and parents involved in contested and non-contested family law matters in…
The use and abuse of social science research evidence in children’s cases
In parenting cases, judges are asked to resolve the dispute by reference to the best interests of the child. In many cases, they have the benefit of expert witnesses who are trained in a social science and who draw upon the available research, directly or implicitly, in making recommendations concerning the child's best interests. Lawyers and judges may also be exposed to social science research in other ways, including conferences and educationa…
Reasons for disputes in high conflict families
Ongoing high conflict disputes between parents about the arrangements for children after parental separation are costly for parents and for the court system, and damaging to children. This study involved 80 parents (45 families) who attended a contact orders program following disputes over contact, mostly by court order; 20 parents participated in an in-depth interview. The key issue in the disputes for these parents was concern about the child’s…
What Responsibility Do Courts Have to Hear Children's Voices
No social organization can hope to be built on the rights of its members unless there are mechanisms whereby those members may express themselves and wherein those expressions are taken seriously. Hearing what children say must therefore lie at the roots of any elaboration of children's rights. No society will have begun to perceive its children as rightholders until adults' attitudes and social structures are seriously adjusted towards making it…
Contact and Adoption Plans for Children Adopted from Out-of-home Care in New South Wales
In New South Wales (NSW), legislation prioritises open adoption over long-term foster care when restoration is not possible, and suitable kin or guardians cannot be found. The adoption application includes an adoption plan that outlines the nature of a child’s post-adoption contact with his or her birth family. There are efforts to include the views of the child, birth family, and prospective adoptive parents when developing this plan. This paper…
Overnight Stays and Children's Relationships With Resident and Nonresident Parents After Divorce
This study focuses on adolescents' overnight contact with their nonresident parents. Sixty young people ages 12 to 19 and their resident parents were interviewed as part of a nationally representative study in Australia. The likelihood of overnight stays was lower when there was conflict and lack of trust between the parents. Adolescents who stayed overnight with their nonresident parents reported greater closeness and better quality relationship…
Comparative analysis of third‐party permanency orders legislation in Australia
While permanency planning has long been a feature of child protection policy and practice in Australia (Tilbury & Osmond, 2006), the concept has gained greater prominence in recent years through nationally coordinated efforts and legislative changes. Permanency planning is defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) as the ‘processes used by state and territory departments responsible for child protection to achieve a stable …
Sibling networks of children adopted from out-of-home care in New South Wales, Australia
Outcomes of Child-Inclusive Mediation
This article presents the findings of a small qualitative study of child-inclusive mediation concerning parenting arrangements after separation. Fourteen parents who had undertaken child-inclusive mediation, and a comparison group of 19 parents who had engaged in mediation without their children being involved, were asked about the outcomes of the mediation process. The parents had all undertaken mediation through Family Relationship Centres in c…
Judicial Conversations With Children in Parenting Disputes: The Views Of Australian Judges
Judicial interviews with children in contested parenting proceedings are an uncommon and contentious practice in Australia and many other common law jurisdictions. This article reports on a study of the views of Australian judges concerning talking with children in chambers. Most judges were opposed to talking with children because of concerns about how it would affect the quality of their decision-making, perceptions of fairness to the parents a…
Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse: Issues from A Child‐Oriented Perspective
The purpose of this paper is to highlight issues that future researchers must deal with to better understand child sexual abuse from the perspective of children. Research specifically directed at children's perceptions of the abuse is limited. Instead, most of the current literature in the area is based on clinical studies of abused children and on retrospective reports of adults who were abused as children. It is argued that the effects of the a…
Influences on Australian Parents' Values: Ethnicity Versus Socioeconomic Status
Parental values concerning -the importance of particular qualities and skills in their children vary with both social class (or socioeconomic status) and ethnic background. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which differences in values between parents of Anglo-Australian and Italian background in Australia are attributable to differences between the groups in socioeconomic status. The extent of the significant differences betw…
Community Attitudes Towards Random Breath Testing in New South Wales
This report represents the results of two surveys, conducted in New South Wales by McNair Anderson in March 1983 and March 1984, to evaluate the impact of random breath testing on the community's attitude towards its operation. The results of these surveys (conducted by McNair Anderson) and indicate: (1) increasing acceptance of random breath testing, especially among women; (2) increased approval of the .05 level, especially among women; (3) qui…
Influences on Australian Parents' Values: Ethnicity Versus Socioeconomic Status
Parental values concerning -the importance of particular qualities and skills in their children vary with both social class (or socioeconomic status) and ethnic background. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which differences in values between parents of Anglo-Australian and Italian background in Australia are attributable to differences between the groups in socioeconomic status. The extent of the significant differences betw…
Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse: Issues from A Child‐Oriented Perspective
The purpose of this paper is to highlight issues that future researchers must deal with to better understand child sexual abuse from the perspective of children. Research specifically directed at children's perceptions of the abuse is limited. Instead, most of the current literature in the area is based on clinical studies of abused children and on retrospective reports of adults who were abused as children. It is argued that the effects of the a…
Promoting the participation of children and young people in care
Predicting after‐care outcomes: The importance of ‘felt’ security
Young people who ‘age out of care’ generally do not have the continuing source of emotional, social and financial support that is available to most young people in their transition to early adulthood. They therefore face the challenges of making various transitions with fewer resources and less support, and at an earlier age and in a less graduated way than young people of the same age in the general population. Some, however, manage this process…
Judicial Conversations With Children in Parenting Disputes: The Views of Australian Judges
Judicial Conversations With Children in Parenting Disputes: The Views Of Australian Judges
Judicial interviews with children in contested parenting proceedings are an uncommon and contentious practice in Australia and many other common law jurisdictions. This article reports on a study of the views of Australian judges concerning talking with children in chambers. Most judges were opposed to talking with children because of concerns about how it would affect the quality of their decision-making, perceptions of fairness to the parents a…
What Responsibility Do Courts Have to Hear Children's Voices
No social organization can hope to be built on the rights of its members unless there are mechanisms whereby those members may express themselves and wherein those expressions are taken seriously. Hearing what children say must therefore lie at the roots of any elaboration of children's rights. No society will have begun to perceive its children as rightholders until adults' attitudes and social structures are seriously adjusted towards making it…
The Educational Outcomes of Young People 4–5 Years after Leaving Care: An Australian Perspective
Judy Cashmore, Marina Paxman and Michelle Townsend focus on the educational and employment pathways and outcomes for young people after leaving care in Australia, based on a longitudinal study of young people ‘ageing’ out of care in New South Wales. Consistent with the findings of other research on the educational performance and attainment of children and young people in care, the young people leaving care in this study were less likely to have …
Parents' and Children's Views on Talking to Judges in Parenting Disputes in Australia
Judicial interviews with children in contested parenting proceedings are an uncommon and contentious practice in Australia and many other common law jurisdictions. While there has been some debate about the merits and risks of such a practice among professionals and academic commentators, there is little research on the views of children and parents. In this study, children and parents involved in contested and non-contested family law matters in…
Overnight Stays and Children's Relationships With Resident and Nonresident Parents After Divorce
This study focuses on adolescents' overnight contact with their nonresident parents. Sixty young people ages 12 to 19 and their resident parents were interviewed as part of a nationally representative study in Australia. The likelihood of overnight stays was lower when there was conflict and lack of trust between the parents. Adolescents who stayed overnight with their nonresident parents reported greater closeness and better quality relationship…
Reasons for disputes in high conflict families
Ongoing high conflict disputes between parents about the arrangements for children after parental separation are costly for parents and for the court system, and damaging to children. This study involved 80 parents (45 families) who attended a contact orders program following disputes over contact, mostly by court order; 20 parents participated in an in-depth interview. The key issue in the disputes for these parents was concern about the child’s…
Children's participation in family law decision-making: Theoretical approaches to understanding children's views
Reasons for Disputes in High Conflict Families
Outcomes of Child-Inclusive Mediation
This article presents the findings of a small qualitative study of child-inclusive mediation concerning parenting arrangements after separation. Fourteen parents who had undertaken child-inclusive mediation, and a comparison group of 19 parents who had engaged in mediation without their children being involved, were asked about the outcomes of the mediation process. The parents had all undertaken mediation through Family Relationship Centres in c…
Responding to Historical Child Sexual Abuse and the Needs of Survivors
Additional informationNotes on contributorsJudy CashmoreJudy Cashmore AO is an Associate Professor in Socio-Legal Studies at Sydney Law School, University of Sydney. She has a PhD in developmental psychology and a Masters degree in education. Her research concerns children's involvement in civil and criminal proceedings and other processes in which decisions are made about children's lives. The special focus of this research has been on children'…
Gender Differences in the Context and Consequences of Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse, and particularly the abuse of boys, is now the focus of significant research and attention — especially in light of various inquiries, as many victim-survivors come forward years after their abuse to testify to their abuse by clergy and other institutions. This article examines what the research to date has revealed about gender differences in the dynamics of child sexual abuse and the sequelae for male and female victims. The…
The use and abuse of social science research evidence in children’s cases
In parenting cases, judges are asked to resolve the dispute by reference to the best interests of the child. In many cases, they have the benefit of expert witnesses who are trained in a social science and who draw upon the available research, directly or implicitly, in making recommendations concerning the child's best interests. Lawyers and judges may also be exposed to social science research in other ways, including conferences and educationa…
Contact and Adoption Plans for Children Adopted from Out-of-home Care in New South Wales
In New South Wales (NSW), legislation prioritises open adoption over long-term foster care when restoration is not possible, and suitable kin or guardians cannot be found. The adoption application includes an adoption plan that outlines the nature of a child’s post-adoption contact with his or her birth family. There are efforts to include the views of the child, birth family, and prospective adoptive parents when developing this plan. This paper…
Sibling networks of children adopted from out-of-home care in New South Wales, Australia
Exploring the associations between student participation, wellbeing and recognition at school
Children’s right to participate, at least in rhetoric, is well recognised, but what this means and the associated benefits in schools are less clear. This article synthesises findings of a large mixed-methods Australian study comprising policy analysis, qualitative interviews with students, teachers and policymakers, and the development of a Student Participation Scale, which was then used in a student survey to explore associations between parti…
Comparative analysis of third‐party permanency orders legislation in Australia
While permanency planning has long been a feature of child protection policy and practice in Australia (Tilbury & Osmond, 2006), the concept has gained greater prominence in recent years through nationally coordinated efforts and legislative changes. Permanency planning is defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) as the ‘processes used by state and territory departments responsible for child protection to achieve a stable …
The Role of Children's Voices and Feedback Mechanisms in Family Justice
When parents separate in Australia and in many other jurisdictions, most settle the parenting arrangements for their children between themselves or with the assistance of mediation or other dispute resolution processes. These processes may or may not take much account of children's views. When parents cannot resolve their dispute, there are several mechanisms that can, but do not necessarily, allow children's views to be heard in the decision‐mak…
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