The service system challenges of work with juvenile justice involved young people in the Hunter Region, Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5845767 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tamara Blakemore (0000-0002-2562-5416, Social Work, School of Humanities & Social Sciences University of Newcastle New South Wales Australia), Kylie Agllias (0000-0003-3344-1243, Social Work, School of Humanities & Social Sciences University of Newcastle New South Wales Australia, corresponding author), Amanda Howard (0000-0002-2479-3442, Social Work University of Sydney New South Wales Australia), Shaun Mccarthy (0000-0002-7515-6419, Newcastle Law School, Faculty of Business and Law University of Newcastle New South Wales Australia) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 341-356 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajs4.69 |
| OpenAlex | W2963359840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
Current policies suggest that collaborative approaches are core to working effectively with juvenile justice involved young people. However, there is little research examining the workings of multi-agency and collaborative endeavours in this field, or the experiences of the human service workers facilitating these connections. This paper reports on qualitative research that resulted from the Juvenile Justice and Education Equity in the Hunter Region project. Thirty-eight human service workers were interviewed about their perceptions of the workings, strengths and challenges of the service system that supports young people who come into contact with the Children's Court in the Lower and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales. Data analysis revealed three key themes related to (1) service gaps, cycles and maelstrom; (2) pursuing authentic service engagement; and (3) insider-outsider dynamics in service provision. Findings are discussed in relation to emerging practice and research agendas
Equity · Human services · Child Abuse and Trauma · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Social Work Education and Practice
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| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |