Maxwell, Maureen (2012) The need to address the victimisation of children in care before they become offenders. GSTF International Journal of Law and Social Sciences, 1 (1). ISSN 2251-2853

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Abstract

Young people who come into out of home care in Australia represent a very vulnerable group as evidenced by their over representation in the criminal justice system and mental health statistics. They are disadvantaged just by coming into state care as children entering state care have already experienced maltreatment in its various forms and the literature supports the view that while not all maltreated children are traumatised, many are.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Young people who come into out of home care in Australia represent a very vulnerable group as evidenced by their over representation in the criminal justice system and mental health statistics. They are disadvantaged just by coming into state care as children entering state care have already experienced maltreatment in its various forms and the literature supports the view that while not all maltreated children are traumatised, many are.
Keywords:	children in care, developmental trauma, criminal behaviour, bmjdoi
Subjects:	L Social studies > L520 Child Care L Social studies > L400 Social Policy
Divisions:	College of Social Sciences > Faculty of Health & Social Sciences > School of Social & Political Sciences
Depositing User:	Alison Wilson
Date Deposited:	15 Mar 2012 17:31
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2013 09:05
URI:	http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/4948

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