This report sets out the findings of a series of linked studies drawing together evidence about place-based approaches to reduce youth violence. The project was commissioned by the Youth Endowment Fund (UK) to support their key strategic work using place-based approaches.

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability commissioned this research to improve understanding of the pathways that lead children with disability from their contact with child protection system to entering the criminal justice system.

The over-representation of children from child protection backgrounds in the youth justice system is a significant and longstanding concern. This report presents selected findings of a detailed case file audit of 300 crossover children appearing before the Victorian Children’s Court in 2016–17.

This study is a collaboration between Monash University and the Children’s Court of Victoria. The study set out to examine the extent to which children and young people before the Criminal Division of the Victorian Children’s Court were also clients of the statutory Child Protection system, and to better understand the characteristics of this group.

This report presents the findings of a 14 month exploratory study of Indigenous care leavers in Victoria. The study aimed to examine current leaving care and post-care systems available to Indigenous care leavers, paying particular attention to relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous agencies, and differences in their approach to service delivery.