Communities and Justice

July 2024: Supporting children involved with child protection services and youth justice

Webinar

Missed the live webinar? A captioned recording is available to view now.

Details

The trajectory of ‘crossover’ or ‘dual system’ children in the child protection and youth justice systems presents a significant and longstanding concern for both policy-makers and practitioners. Crossover children comprise up to 10% of child protection-involved children, and around 50% of justice-involved children in Australia.

In this webinar, Dr Susan Baidawi, Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Monash University and co-director of the Monash Criminal Justice Research Consortium, drew on a series of research studies to outline what is known about the characteristics of this group of children and their pathways to justice system involvement. She also discussed opportunities for practice and systemic change to prevent and address these pathways. A panel of experts from relevant DCJ policy areas also discussed what these findings mean for policy and practice.

This webinar was chaired by Merran Butler (Director, Statistical Analysis, Data Governance and Research, FACSIAR).

Presentation

Criminalisation of children in child protection systems: opportunities for systemic change

Dr Susan Baidawi – Associate Professor, Co-Director Criminal Justice Research Consortium, Deputy Higher Degrees by Research Director, Social Work Department, Monash University

Download Susan Baidawi's Presentation Slides (PDF, 2.7 MB)

Department of Communities and Justice expert panel

​Katharine White – Manager, Residential Care Policy, Child and Family

Jason Phillips – Aboriginal Practice Officer, Youth Justice NSW

Edwina Crawford – Director, Aboriginal Services Unit, Transforming Aboriginal Outcomes

Additional resources

Published research articles

Children's Court NSW

​Youth Koori Court

FACSIAR Lunch and Learn

May 2023: Family time: Supporting positive and lasting connections for children in care

November 2021: Improving outcomes for children and young people in out-of-home care with justice contact

Contact

Email: ResearchPartnerships@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Last updated:

25 Oct 2024