Aspirations of rurally disadvantaged Maori youth for their transition from secondary school to further education or training and work Last Publication Date: 08 Sep 2004 “He tini whetu ki te rangi, ko Ngati Maru ki raro He tini ika ki te moana, ko Ngati Maru ki uta” .(Ngati Maru pepeha) This research looks…
The Socio-Economic Impact of Amphetamine Type Stimulants in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 This report presents the findings of research on the socio-economic impact of Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) in New Zealand. ATS are a group of synthetic illicit…
Youth justice - a research perspective Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 6-12 In 1989, new legislation resulted in a new youth justice system for New Zealand that is now recognised as the…
The nuts and bolts of achieving outcomes in a Youth Offending Team Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 13-18 The establishment of Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) by the Ministry of Justice in July 2002 heralded a new way of…
Evaluating young children Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 19-24 Auckland Central, the first multi-agency service in New Zealand, referrals are received for assessment and therapy from social workers from…
Born to be wild? Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 29-33 Ashley Seaford reveals the implications for practice of conduct disorder
Communication issues in care and protection cases Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 23-28 Sandra Porteous discusses effective communication and collaboration between lawyers and social workers in care and protection proceedings. This article is…
Tobacco use among Year 10 and 12 students in New Zealand: a report on the Global Youth Tobacco Survey data Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 This report presents findings from the New Zealand Youth Lifestyle Study 2002 Survey (YLS). The purposes of the survey were to monitor smoking related behaviours and…
Evaluation of the Target Hardening Pilot Programme Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2004 The Target Hardening Programme (THP) was developed by the Ministry of Justice to provide increased home security and at the same time provide burglary prevention information.…
Internet Traders of Child Pornography and other Censorship Offenders in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2004 The main purpose of the current research was to develop a tool for the collection of information about CCU offenders. Obviously, such a tool would need…