When child abuse overlaps with domestic violence: The factors that influence child protection workers' beliefs

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy L. Postmus ◽  
Darcey H. Merritt
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Child Protection Workers

Voices from the frontline: Child protection workers’ perspectives on barriers to assessing risk in domestic violence cases

2020 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 105208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Olszowy ◽  
Peter G. Jaffe ◽  
Myrna Dawson ◽  
Anna-Lee Straatman ◽  
Michael D. Saxton
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Child Protection Workers

scholarly journals Analisis Dimensi Hak Asasi Manusia Terhadap Putusan Hakim dalam Perkara Pencabulan Anak di Bawah Umur (Analisis Konten: Perkara No. 166/PID.B/2006/PN PDG)

Humanus ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Akmal . ◽  
Aldri Frinaldi
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this study was to review the judge’s verdict on case No. 166/PID.B/2006/PN PDG in terms of: (1) whether the judge’s verdict fulfills the elements of legal certainty, fairness, and benefit, (2) whether the judge’s verdict relies on the national and international human rights instruments as well as reviewing the aspects of violations of human rights particularly in cases of child abuse. The type of the human rights cases is domestic abuse of under-aged girls. This research used qualitative method with normative judicial approach. Data processing is done using content analysis. The conclusion of the research; (1) Council of Judges needs to understand the ratification of the Child Protection Law and Law on the Elimination of Domestic Violence as well as the International Human Rights Instruments by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia relating to the Convention on Children’s Rights, in order to stress the domestic child abuse as a form of violation against human rights and as a crime against humanity, (2) in order to protect the victims of domestic violence, particularly women and girls, judges should implement the Child Protection Law and Law on the Elimination of Domestic Violence in their verdicts and the Convention of Children’s Right, because the Penal Code KUHP has not guaranteed fully the protection of children and women as primary victims of domestic violence. Key words: human rights, council of judges.

From minimal intervention to minimal support: Child protection services under the neo-liberal Kennett Government in Victoria 1992-1999

2001 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Mandatory Reporting ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Inadequate Response ◽  
Minimal Intervention ◽  
Child Protection Services ◽  
Minimal Support ◽  
Child Protection Workers

This article examines the politics and ideology of Victorian child protection services during the Kennett years. The argument advanced is that the Kennett Liberal/National Party Coalition Government viewed child abuse in narrow, individualistic terms. In contrast to the previous Labor Government, which emphasized a philosophy of minimal intervention based on a partnership of family, community and the state, the Kennett philosophy was one of minimal support. The key emphasis was on the reporting of child abuse to statutory child protection authorities, and the treatment and punishment of individual offenders. Spending on broader structural prevention and support services which actually help the victims of abuse was not a priority.A number of examples of this neo-liberal agenda are given, including the poorly timed introduction of mandatory reporting and the associated diversion of resources from support services to investigation; the early cuts to accommodation and non-government support services; the inadequate response to demonstrated links between child abuse and poverty; the censorship of internal and external critics; and the appalling handling of the strike by child protection workers. Attention is focused primarily on the broader macro-political debates, rather than specific micro-service delivery issues.

scholarly journals Child Protection in Canada and England: A Comparative Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Gabriela Ivan
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Protection System ◽  
Child Protection Workers ◽  
Canadian Child ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Protection Systems ◽  
Similarities And Differences

At a time when the Canadian child welfare is at a crossroads and strives for a direction that leads to better outcomes and engagement with the families and service providers, placing the Canadian child’s welfare in the international context of child protection is essential for improving the system and learning from others. This phenomenological research endeavours to compare the child protection systems of Canada and England from the legislation perspective, with the focus on the definitions of child abuse and neglect, in order to identify some of their similarities and differences and capture some aspects of the child protection workers’ experience with the legislation and with these definitions. Furthermore, this explorative paper examines the implication of the legislation and the definitions of child abuse and neglect on the day-to-day work of the child protection workers who have experience in working in both countries – Canada and England – and identifies some of the similarities and differences of the two child protection systems. The child-protection system in Canada and England has undergone many changes over the years to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, but the direct implications of these changes on the child-protection workers and their day-to-day work is little known and understood. While in England the child protection legislation is consistent along the country, in Canada each province/territory has its own legislation in child protection, and therefore each of them has policy manuals, guides and protocols providing working definitions of abuse and criteria used in making determinations of abuse. The legislation and policy in child protection act as essential tools in the interventions with the main focus to keep children safe. In order to ensure that the children have the right to live a life free from any form of maltreatment, most countries have developed their own child-protection system, which is highly influenced by the cultural and socio-economic context of that specific country, as well as by the needs of its various communities.

Physical punishment in child rearing: A background paper to the campaign for EPOCH (End Physical Punishment of Children) in Australia.

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Boss
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Physical Punishment ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Parental Behaviour ◽  
Legal Definition ◽  
The World ◽  
Definition Of

With attention focussed on child abuse and measures for child protection in many countries around the world, efforts have been made to understand something of the nature and dimensions that lie behind abuse. Now the time has come to look at domestic violence in its other manifestations - not only parent to child as in child abuse, but also husband to wife or cohabiter to cohabiter. What, however, has been missing from this widening of concerns has been a focus on parental behaviour toward their children which involves the use of physical punishment in child rearing but which may fall short of the legal definition of abuse. This gap is about to be considered with the emergence in Australia of the EPOCH campaign in which Oz Child is to be a leading participant.

Child protection programme

2006 ◽  
pp. 284-312
Author(s):  
David M. B. Hall ◽  
David Elliman
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Looked After Children

Chapter 15 reviews the Children Act 1989, the role of health professionals in child protection, duties of Area Child Protection Committee, designated and named doctor and nurse, categories of child abuse and child protection registers, domestic violence, looked after children, designated doctor and nurse for looked after children, resource implications, private fostering, and adoption.

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