Description
There is evidence that Out of Home Care (OOHC) settings, especially residential care, can prove criminogenic, through children’s exposure to antisocial peers and criminal behaviour. However, little is known about how trauma, including removal from family, is viewed by lawyers and decision-makers in criminal cases involving children in care. Custodial sentencing, especially, can prove a precursor to ongoing incarceration with the developmental-systemic disruption this brings. This poster describes a qualitative, cross-national study involving interviews with legal, youth justice and judicial stakeholders in England and Wales, and in New South Wales and Victoria (Australia).| Period | 13 Sept 2024 → 16 Sept 2024 |
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| Event title | European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents (EUSARF) International Conference |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | SpainShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |
Keywords
- Care
- Residential Care
- Children
- Criminalisation
- Trauma
- Crime
- Youth Justice
Related content
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Research Outputs
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Final Report - Sentencing care-experienced young people: Impact of trauma and placement in Out of Home- Care (OOHC) on sentencing determinations before Children’s Courts in England/Wales and Australia
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Impact of trauma and placement in residential or congregate care on the criminalisation of children in England/Wales and Australia
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Criminalising processes at the intersection of policing and residential care
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Sentencing care-experienced young people: Impact of trauma and placement in residential/congregate care on sentencing determinations before Children’s Courts in England/Wales and Australia.
Project: Internal Fund › Support for Innovation and Research Ideas, Policy and Participation
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Activities
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The criminalisation of children in care in England/Wales, New South Wales and Victoria
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Research
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Professional views on the impact of out-of-home care on sentencing determinations before the children and adult courts: An exploratory cross-national study
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Research