INSPIRE
(Information and News in Social Policy Ideas Research and Events)
October 2006
Welcome to 2006's third edition of INSPIRE.
INSPIRE will focus this edition on Youth Justice. This edition includes summaries of the following:
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Juvenile justice in Australia: 2000-01 to 2003-04, February 2006
- Youth Court: A Community Solution for Embracing At-Risk Youth
- Youth Justice 2004: A review of the reformed youth justice system
- Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
- Re-offending of juveniles: Results from the 2004 cohort
- Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice
- Alliance Update E-Newsletter - Governments Commit to Achieving Better Outcomes for Young Australians
- "What about the kids?"
- Indigenous young people with cognitive disabilities & Australian juvenile justice systems
- National Audit of Australian Child Protection Research
- ABC Learning Centres - A Case Study of Australia's Largest Child Care Corporation
- Current Trends in the Rehabilitation of Juvenile Offenders
- Police cautioning in Queensland: the impact on juvenile offending pathways
- The Use of Multiple Social Services Among Chronically Offending Youth
- Children at risk of Social Exclusion - Methodology and Overview
Also featured are a large number of conferences and professional development opportunities over the next few months. Please check the list and mark your calendar.
The various summaries of reports, research, conferences and professional development opportunities included in INSPIRE are based on the original works of the authors and researchers or on abstracts provided by them to publishers and promoters.
The views and conclusions expressed on and/or accessed through this site are those of the authors and original publishers and do not necessarily represent the views or conclusions of the Department of Communities.
We invite your contributions and comments. If you would like to provide input or feedback please contact research@communities.qld.gov.au
In this issue
Feature topic
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Juvenile justice in Australia: 2000-01 to 2003-04, February 2006
Tools and Tips
- IDeA Knowledge: your improvement gateway
- 12manage
- Canadian Policy Research Networks
- Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
- Statistical Briefing Book
International Research and Developments
- Youth Court: A Community Solution for Embracing At-Risk Youth
- Youth Justice 2004: A review of the reformed youth justice system
- Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
- Re-offending of juveniles: Results from the 2004 cohort
- Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice
National Research and Developments
- Alliance Update E-Newsletter - Governments Commit to Achieving Better Outcomes for Young Australians
- "What about the kids?"
- Indigenous young people with cognitive disabilities & Australian juvenile justice systems
- National Audit of Australian Child Protection Research.
- ABC Learning Centres - A Case Study of Australia's Largest Child Care Corporation
- Current Trends in the Rehabilitation of Juvenile Offenders
- Police cautioning in Queensland: the impact on juvenile offending pathways
- The Use of Multiple Social Services Among Chronically Offending Youth
- Children at risk of Social Exclusion - Methodology and Overview
Engaging Ideas - 2006
- Future and past Engaging Ideas Events
Reviews
Book Review
- Reshaping Juvenile Justice - The NSW Young Offenders Act 1997
Web Site Review:
- International Youth Foundation
- Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
- Infoxchange Australia - Who we are
Conferences, Courses and Events
- Social Change in the 21st Century Conference, Qld, 27 Oct 2006.
- Creating Child Friendly Cities Conference, NSW, Oct 2006
- 2006 ANZATSA Conference - "Preventing sex crime: from evidence and explanation to policy and practice" Oct 2006
- Youth Affairs Council of WA 2006 Conference - Resilience: Build It, Nov 2006
- Connecting Pathways - Big Country, Big Picture, Nov 2006
- Census Discovery 2006, Qld, Nov 2006
- The 5th Australian and New Zealand Adolescents Health Conference, NSW, Nov 2006
- Child Safety Research Conference, Nov 2006
- CEIEC Annual International Early Childhood Conference - Honouring the Child, Honouring Equity 6: Cultures, Challenges & Change in Troubling Times, Nov 2006
- UNITED WE STAND: Building knowledge and strengthening practice in our communities, Nov 2006
- AAG 39th National Conference ‘Diversity in Ageing’, NSW, Nov 2006
- 4th National Conference ‘Early Childhood: Evidence into Practise’, VIC, Nov 2006
- Crime in Rural Communities: The Impact, The Causes, The Prevention, NSW, Nov 2006
- Isolation: Disconnection, Solitude and Seclusion in a Connected World, Dec 2006
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