Children, Young People and the Criminal Justice System
Children, Young People and the Criminal Justice System
Convenor
The convenor role is now open. To nominate, email secretary@anzsoc.org
Description
It is evident that there are extremely challenging and significant issues existing in relation to children, young people and the criminal justice system. For example, in Australia the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory (2017), the Office of the Public Guardian in Queensland’s investigations into the treatment of children detained in Watch houses (2019) and the urgent issues outlined by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (2019) during its examination of Australia’s children’s rights record, paint a clear picture of youth justice and child protection systems in crisis.
The proposed thematic group will bring together members in Australasia and globally who are undertaking research, advocacy and practice in the areas of youth justice, young people experiencing out-of-home care, children’s rights, social work and health. The ultimate goal is to foster working relationships to disseminate existing research, generate new research and support advocacy, in order to secure better outcomes for children, young people and their families.
Aims and Objectives
- Further grow and develop the working relationships and connections between scholars, practitioners and advocates working in Australasia and internationally.
- Develop collaborative and supportive relationships across a variety of academic institutions and NGOs, in order to promote knowledge exchange, communication, sharing of information, dissemination of research findings, as well as mentoring support for Early Career Scholars.
- Continue to build and forge links and connections between researchers, industry partners, NGOs, practitioners and advocates working in Youth Justice, Child Protection, Social Work, Policing, Public Health, and related disciplines.
- Provide a yearly thematic panel at the ANZSOC Conference on: Children, Young People and the Criminal Justice System
- Organise events and maintain an active website.
Members
In addition to the three convenors, the following ANZSOC members (in alphabetical order) have agreed to be members of this thematic group:
- Dr. Emma Colvin, Charles Sturt University
- Professor Chris Cunneen, UTS
- Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Monash University
- Dr Natalie Gately, Edith Cowan University
- Associate Professor Kelly Richards, QUT
- Professor Lizzy Stanley, Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Masahiro Suzuki, Central Queensland University
- Professor Rob White, University of Tasmania
Last updated September 2024.