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040 _aAFVC
100 _aKeddell, Emily
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245 _aA fight for legitimacy :
_breflections on child protection reform, the reduction of baby removals, and child protection decision-making in Aotearoa New Zealand
_cEmily Keddell, Luke Fitzmaurice, Kerri Cleaver and Daniel Exeter
260 _bTaylor & Francis,
_c2022
500 _aKōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 2022, First published online, 25 January 2022
520 _aThe rate of orders used to remove babies into the care of Oranga Tamariki reduced by more than half in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2019–2020 as a result of rapid reform, prompted by a high profile media case known as the ‘Hawkes Bay case’. This case provoked social outrage, leading to media and public approbation, inquiries by state and Māori bodies, and advocacy from multiple organisations. Combined, these challenged the legitimacy of the child protection system and led to ‘legitimacy work’, that is, attempts by Oranga Tamariki to regain legitimacy with multiple publics. Access to the legal orders used to remove babies was immediately constricted. A sharp decline in baby removals followed, both overall and the disparities between Māori and non-Māori. The focus on disparity indicators alone, skewed by a focus on public legitimacy, had several unintended consequences. These included a lag between the constrictions on orders and other reforms aimed at addressing the inequities causing disparities, the diminishment of social worker discretion, and limited attention to other forms of system accountability. In the absence of other outcome indicators, particularly those defined by Māori and system-involved families, it is difficult to draw conclusions regarding the efficacy of these changes. See related research and resources on the Prevention Project website - follow the link. Record #7484
610 _aOranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children
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650 _aCHILD PROTECTION
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650 _aCHILD WELFARE
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650 _aFAMILIES
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650 _aINFANTS
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650 _aINTERVENTION
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650 _aMĀORI
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650 _aMOTHERS
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650 _aRACISM
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650 _aSOCIAL POLICY
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650 4 _aSOCIAL SERVICES
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650 _aSOCIAL WORK
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650 _aSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
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650 _aMĀMĀ
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650 _aMĀTUA
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650 _aPĒPĒ
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650 _aTAMARIKI
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650 _aTOKO I TE ORA
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650 _aTURE WHĀNAU
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650 _aWHĀNAU
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651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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700 _aFitzmaurice, Luke
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700 _aCleaver, Kerri
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700 _aExeter, Daniel
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773 0 _tKōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 2022, First published online, 25 January 2022
830 _aKōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
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856 _yDOI: 10.1080/1177083X.2021.2012490
_uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/1177083X.2021.2012490
856 _uhttps://blogs.otago.ac.nz/prevention/
_yPrevention Project website
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_cARTICLE