TY  - SER
AU  - Newton, Danielle C.
AU  - Hardcastle, Lesley A.
AU  - Kontomichalos, Soula A.
AU  - McGillivray, Jane A.
TI  - Community around the Child: evaluation of a program to reduce the criminalisation of Australian youth in out-of-home care 
T2  - Journal of Criminology
PY  - 2022///
PB  - Sage, 
KW  - CHILD PROTECTION
KW  - CHILD WELFARE
KW  - COMMUNITY ACTION
KW  - CRIMINAL JUSTICE
KW  - OUT OF HOME CARE
KW  - POLICE PROCEDURES
KW  - SUPPORT SERVICES
KW  - TRAUMA
KW  - YOUNG OFFENDERS
KW  - YOUNG PEOPLE
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N1  - Journal of Criminology, 2022, 55(3): 338-358
N2  - Young people in residential out-of-home care are universally over-represented in the criminal justice system. This study presents an evaluation of Community around the Child, an early-intervention initiative designed to reduce contact with the criminal justice system among young people living in residential care in Victoria, Australia. Interviews and focus groups with professionals (n = 44) produced data that were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. The study found the program promoted positive relationships between young people in care and police and between police and residential carers. Increased knowledge on the part of both carers and police about the impact of trauma on young people’s behaviour and methods for supporting young people to regulate their behaviour contributed to these positive relationships. The study calls for a holistic, therapeutic response to the individual needs of young people who have experienced and continue to experience trauma. Essential to this is the provision of training in trauma informed care for police and other stakeholders. (Authors' abstract). Record #7818
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177%2F26338076221110272
ER  -