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Working on the edge of risk and safety with adolescents Evans, Nikki

By: Material type: ArticleArticleSeries: Te Awatea ReviewPublication details: 2003Description: 17 p. ; computer file : PDF format (1.1mb)ISSN:
  • 1176-5259
Subject(s): Online resources: In: Te Awatea Review 1(1) 2003 : 20-22Summary: This article explores social, familial, placement and treatment issues for adolescent sexual offenders in New Zealand. The author discusses adolescent female perpetrators and identifies a study currently undertaken in Christchurch in this area. The article examines placement options for young offenders and suggests that limited options and resources can lead to indiscriminate placements characterised by a lack of planning. This author suggests further research to be carried out in the field of adolescent sexual offending as there is little New Zealand theoretical and practice-based research, and New Zealand treatment programmes are presently informed by international literature.
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Te Awatea Review 1(1) 2003 : 20-22

This article explores social, familial, placement and treatment issues for adolescent sexual offenders in New Zealand. The author discusses adolescent female perpetrators and identifies a study currently undertaken in Christchurch in this area. The article examines placement options for young offenders and suggests that limited options and resources can lead to indiscriminate placements characterised by a lack of planning. This author suggests further research to be carried out in the field of adolescent sexual offending as there is little New Zealand theoretical and practice-based research, and New Zealand treatment programmes are presently informed by international literature.