Whose responsibility? Reexamining Victorian justice system responses to the children and families of parents in prison

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Hart ◽  
Melanie Field‐Pimm
Keyword(s):  
Justice System ◽  
Children And Families

scholarly journals Data Resource: population level family justice administrative data with opportunities for data linkage

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhodri David Johnson ◽  
Liz Trinder ◽  
Simon Thompson ◽  
Jon Smart ◽  
Alexandra Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Administrative Data ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Data Linkage ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
Observatory Data ◽  
The Family ◽  
Outcomes For Children

Introduction Better use of administrative data is essential to enhance understanding about the family justice system, and characteristics and outcomes for children and families. The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory Data Partnership supports this aim through analyses of core family justice datasets. When a child is involved in family court proceedings in Wales, Cafcass Cymru are employed to represent a child’s best interests.  This paper provides an overview of the Cafcass Cymru data, and linkage to population level health and other administrative datasets held within the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank. Two data linkage example analyses are described. Further research opportunities are outlined. Methods Cafcass Cymru data was transferred to SAIL using a standardised approach to provide de-identified data with Anonymised Linking Fields (ALF) for successfully matched records. Three cohorts were created: all individuals involved in family court applications; all individuals with an ALF allowing subsequent health data linkage; and all individuals with a Residential Anonymised Linking Field (RALF) and Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) enabling area level deprivation analysis. Results Cafcass Cymru data are available containing 12,745 public law applications between 2011 and 2019, with 52,023 applications from 2005 to 2019 for private law. The overall match rate was 80%, with variations observed by time, law type, roles, gender and age. Forty per cent had hospital inpatient admissions 2 years prior or after application receipt at Cafcass Cymru, of which 27% were for emergency admissions; 54% had an emergency department attendance and 61% an outpatient appointment during the same period. Individuals involved in public or private law applications were more likely to reside in deprived areas. Conclusion The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory Data Partnership will enhance research opportunities to better understand the family justice system and outcomes for children and families. Population level Cafcass Cymru data can be accessed through the SAIL Databank. Forthcoming data acquisition will also facilitate further analyses and insight.

scholarly journals The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory Data Partnership

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Griffiths ◽  
Rhodri Johnson ◽  
Linda Cusworth ◽  
Ashley Akbari ◽  
Bachar Alrouh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Justice System ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Knowledge Deficit ◽  
The Family ◽  
Future Data ◽  
Using Data

Background Not enough is known about how the family justice system is working, the children and families using these services, and their wider outcomes beyond their involvement with the family court. The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (FJO) Data Partnership, comprising a bespoke analysis platform hosted within the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank and analytical teams at Lancaster and Swansea Universities, has been established to address this knowledge deficit. MethodsFamily justice data is being deposited in the SAIL Databank. Data are acquired using a standardised split-file approach, stored in an anonymised format and made available to projects as linked data using a unique encrypted project anonymised linkage field. These data can be augmented with a wealth of available health, education and other governmental/social routinely collected datasets, and future data acquired from other sources, for a range of research projects. ResultsChildren and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) Cymru data has been transferred to the SAIL Databank, and agreements to transfer the Cafcass England data are being finalised. Applications are now welcomed to use these data to enhance understanding of the family justice system and children and families involved with the family courts in public and private law. Access will be facilitated through the SAIL Databank, subject to relevant governance procedures. ConclusionWe will discuss the rationale of the Nuffield FJO Data Partnership, and how it aims to a) increase capacity and capability of researchers and data scientists utilising family justice and other relevant administrative datasets, b) improve understanding about the family justice system using data from the Cafcass in England and Wales, c) demonstrate the complexities and value of data linkage, and d) assist future policy and practice development. We will discuss matching rates for the Cafcass Cymru data and linkages that have been made to other datasets within the SAIL Databank. We will also set out the support available from the partnership to those wishing to access and utilise family justice data.

scholarly journals KONSEP KEADILAN RESTORATIF BAGI ANAK YANG BERKONFLIK DENGAN HUKUM DALAM SISTEM PERADILAN PIDANA ANAK

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-159
Author(s):  
Erny Herlin Setyorini ◽  
Sumiati Sumiati ◽  
Pinto Utomo
Keyword(s):  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Legal Process ◽  
The Law ◽  
Court Proceedings

AbstractChildren are the next generation of the nation which is very important in a country. For this reason, children must be able to grow and develop as well as they can. Due to several factors, such as poverty, broken families, divorced parents, in their growth and development, children do not always get the best that is expected, sometimes children whose conditions are ready to help follow up. Handling cases of children who are in conflict with the law through the legal process is finished up in prison. This of course can damage the future because it creates a negative stigma in the community. For this reason, Law Number 11 of 2012 concerning the Juvenile Justice System was approved, which was approved by diversion, namely the transfer of approval of child cases from court proceedings that leave court proceedings. Article 7 paragraph (2) of the SPPA Law must meet the requirements, namely (1) the crime of safety under 7 (seven) years, and (2) does not constitute a repeat of the crime. In addition, there must be agreement or agreement with the victim and/or responsibility. The handling of cases of children in conflict with the law through diversion is carried out using restorative justice, namely by presenting children and families, victims and defenders, community leaders, social counselors, Social Services, social workers, and other parties Improvements to repairs and not retaliation.Keywords: children; restorative justice AbstrakAnak merupakan generasi penerus bangsa yang keberadaannya sangat penting dalam suatu Negara. Untuk itu, anak harus mendapatkan perlindungan dari orang tua, wali atau pihak lain manapun yang bertanggungjawab atas pengasuhan anak agar dapat tumbuh dan berkembang dengan sebaik-baiknya. Hal ini sebagaimana diamanatkan dalam Pasal 13 ayat (1) Undang-Undang Perlindungan Anak. Anak juga berhak atas pemeliharaan dan perlindungan, baik semasa dalam kandungan maupun sesudah dilahirkan (Pasal 2 ayat (3) Undang-Undang Kesejahteraan Anak). Oleh karena beberapa faktor, seperti kemiskinan, keluarga yang brokenhome, orang tua bercerai, maka dalam tumbuh kembangnya, anak-anak tidak selalu mendapatkan hal yang terbaik, ia melakukan tindak pidana. Penanganan perkara anak melalui proses hukum seringkali berakhir di penjara. Hal ini tentunya dapat merusak bahkan menghancurkan masa depan anak karena menimbulkan stigma negatif di masyarakat. Untuk itu, dibentuklah Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2012 tentang Sistem Peradilan Pidana Anak yang mengatur diversi berdasarkan keadilan restoratif. Penyelesaian perkara anak melalui diversi harus memenuhi syarat, yaitu (1) tindak pidana yang ancaman pidananya di bawah 7 (tujuh) tahun, dan (2) bukan merupakan pengulangan tindak pidana. Selain itu, harus ada kesepakatan dengan korban atau keluarganya. Penanganan perkara anak yang berkonflik dengan hukum melalui diversi dilakukan dengan pendekatan restorative justice, yaitu dengan menghadirkan anak dan keluarganya, korban dan keluarganya, tokoh masyarakat, pembimbing kemasyarakatan, Dinas Sosial/pekerja sosial, dan pihak-pihak lain terkait guna mencari penyelesaian terbaik dengan tujuan pemulihan pada hubungan membaik kembali dan bukan pembalasan. Penyelesaian perkara anak melalui diversi harus disepakati oleh pelaku dan atau keluarganya dengan korban dan atau keluarga korban. Bila korban dan atau keluarganya tidak sepakat, maka perkara anak diproses melalui sistem peradilan pidana anak.Kata kunci: anak; keadilan restoratif

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