Child sexual abuse
Report
Child abuse and neglect: a socio-legal study of mandatory reporting in Australia (report prepared for the Queensland government)
This report for the Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services is volume 5 of 'Child Abuse And Neglect: A Socio-legal Study of Mandatory Reporting in Australia'. This study aims to explore trends in the reporting of child abuse and neglect by different reporter groups in every Australian state and territory, in the...
Report
Child abuse and neglect: a socio-legal study of mandatory reporting in Australia (report prepared for the Victorian government)
This report for the Vicotria Department of Human Services is volume 8 of 'Child Abuse And Neglect: A Socio-legal Study of Mandatory Reporting in Australia'. This study aims to explore trends in the reporting of child abuse and neglect by different reporter groups in every Australian state and territory, in the context of their relevant...
Report
Child abuse and neglect: a socio-legal study of mandatory reporting in Australia (report prepared for the Tasmania department of health and human services)
This report for the Tasmania Department of Health and Human Services is volume 7 of 'Child Abuse And Neglect: A Socio-legal Study of Mandatory Reporting in Australia'. This study aims to explore trends in the reporting of child abuse and neglect by different reporter groups in every Australian state and territory, in the context of...
Discussion paper
Non-offending parents as secondary victims of child sexual assault
Explores the impact of child sexual assault on a sample of 26 non-offending parents, with a particular focus on examining the link between a parent’s thoughts and feelings about the assault and their subsequent support of, and assistance to, the primary victim. Foreword Informal support systems play an important role in assisting primary victims cope...
Journal article
Rhetoric, Aboriginal Australians and the Northern Territory intervention: A socio-legal investigation into pre-legislative argumentation
Presented within this article is a systematic discourse analysis of the arguments used by the then Australian Prime Minister and also the Minister for Indigenous Affairs in explaining and justifying the extensive and contentious intervention by the federal government into remote Northern Territory Aboriginal communities.