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Date: November 22, 2024 Fri
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2 results foundAuthor: Allard, Troy Title: Who is responsible for child maltreatment? Summary: Knowledge about who is responsible for child maltreatment in Australia is limited. Australian data about persons responsible for maltreatment are rarely available, with most research focusing instead on the victim (Child Family Community Australia 2011; McDonald et al. 2011). Victim-focused research indicates that as many as 10 percent of Australian children experience maltreatment during childhood or adolescence (Child Family Community Australia 2013; Stewart, Dennison & Waterson 2002). Other national data indicate that Indigenous children and young people are seven times more likely to receive child protection services than non-Indigenous young people (AIHW 2016). In Queensland, though Indigenous people account for less than three percent of the population, one-third of children receiving child protection services are Indigenous (AIHW 2016). The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009–2020 adopts a public health model and recognises the need for a tiered approach—using a range of universal supports, as well as more intensive interventions aimed at secondary or tertiary prevention (Department of Social Services 2009). It also emphasises the need to address risk factors and provide timely supports and interventions. Details: Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2018. 15p. Source: Internet Resource: Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 547: Accessed May 14, 2018 at: https://aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi547 Year: 2018 Country: Australia URL: https://aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi547 Shelf Number: 150173 Keywords: Child Abuse and Neglect Child Maltreatment Child Protection Risk Factors |
Author: Dhungana, Karla Title: Risk Factors of Gang Membership: A Study of Community, School, Family, Peer and Individual Level Predictors Among Three South Florida Counties Summary: ABSTRACT Recent studies have shown that the influence of gang membership is a more detrimental predictor of delinquency than the association with delinquent peers alone. A recent survey reported the existence of at least 1,500 gangs and over 65,000 gang members in Florida (FDLE, 2007). Furthermore, statistics also reveal that Florida currently has the most rapidly growing gang population in comparison to all other states. This study examines and compares the predictors of gang membership in three South Florida counties with the highest gang membership rates, Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach, by evaluating risk factors at the community, family, school, peer and individual level. Using the Florida Substance Abuse Survey Data, the study seeks to examine the risk factors predictive of gang memberships that are present in the three counties, how the exposures to multiple risk factors increase the odds of gang memberships and how they compare in exposure to risk factors. Logistic regressions are employed to identify significant predictors of gang membership net of the effects of race and gender. Implications for policy and gang intervention programs are discussed. Details: Tallahassee, Florida: Florida State University, 2009. 80p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed January 20, 2019 at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254671218_Risk_Factors_of_Gang_Membership_A_Study_of_Community_School_Family_Peer_and_Individual_Level_Predictors_Among_Three_South_Florida_Counties Year: 2009 Country: United States URL: https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:168917/datastream/PDF/view Shelf Number: 154283 Keywords: Delinquency Delinquent Peers Florida Substance Abuse Survey Gang Membership Gangs Gender Predictors Race Risk Factors |