An Integrated Case Management Model to Assist Pacific Youth Offenders and Their Families in Australia

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 170-179
Author(s):  
Jioji Ravulo
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risk Factors ◽  
Youth Offenders ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Integrated Case Management

Pasifika Support Services (PSS) was a program managed by a nongovernment organization, Mission Australia, and funded by the New South Wales Premiers Office to meet the needs of young offenders from a Pacific background. PSS ran from June 2005 to June 2009 and implemented a cost-effective integrated case management model with the New South Wales Police Force adapted to address social risk factors specific to Pacific youth offenders and family support networks. Sixty young people were reviewed regarding the outcomes achieved through their participation, further supported by an evaluation carried out by an external evaluator who found that 65% of participants did not reoffend after 18 months of completing the program. An importance of developing a shared approach to employing a holistic and intensive model of case management that affects individual, community, and organizational change through culturally relevant processes and practices, paired with a cross institutional commitment underpins the various outcomes discussed.

Characteristics of adolescent sex offenders in New South Wales

2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-82
Author(s):  
Ian Nisbet ◽  
Katie Seidler
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risk Factors ◽  
Adolescent Sex Offenders ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Offending Behaviour

AbstractCharacteristics of adolescents who sexually offend, their patterns of their offending behaviour and the defining features of their victims are firmly established in the overseas literature. The research literature in Australia, however, is less developed. This study describes the characteristics of a sample of clients of the Sex Offender Program of the New South Wales Department of Juvenile Justice and examines patterns of offence behaviours and related descriptions of victims. Adolescents who sexually offend in NSW have backgrounds of low educational attainment and abuse and a range of other social risk factors, and they are most likely to victimise female children. A typology of adolescent sex offenders based on their offending behaviour is offered.

scholarly journals Dealing With Radicalised Youth Offenders: The Development and Implementation of a Youth-Specific Framework

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Barracosa ◽  
James March
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Case Management ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Youth Offenders ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Violent Extremism

Background: In 2018 in the Australian State of New South Wales, a specialist Countering Violent Extremism Unit was established in the youth criminal justice system. This was in direct response to a number of youth below the age of 18 who have been charged for terrorism offences and identified as involved in violent extremist acts. This youth-specific framework was the first of its kind in Australia. It was designed to provide multidisciplinary practitioner-based approaches for the early-identification, diversion, and disengagement of at-risk and radicalised youth offenders.Aims: This paper will explore the experiences and lessons learned by the Youth Justice New South Wales Countering Violent Extremism Unit. It will discuss the relevance of youth radicalisation within Australia's evolving national security climate. This includes emerging trends in relation to youth radicalisation to varied violent extremist ideologies. This paper will explore the specialist approach adopted for preventing and countering violent extremism through the identification, assessment, and case management of at-risk and radicalised youth offenders.Implications: The Youth Justice New South Wales experience indicates that youth criminal justice settings can be designed to tackle the challenges posed by at-risk and radicalised youth. The practitioner experience canvassed in this paper highlights that a pluralistic and non-punitive approach to supervision, client-focused assessment and case management processes, and widespread resourcing of multidisciplinary practitioners and programs can be used to account for developmental and psychosocial vulnerabilities in addition to violent extremism risk factors amongst youth offenders. These approaches should be supplemented by youth-specific countering violent extremism practitioner expertise, and a range of violent extremism case management and risk assessment measures.

Establishing surface-sown pastures in a Poa labillardieri-Themeda australis association

1986 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 331 ◽  
Author(s):  
MH Campbell ◽  
MJ Keys ◽  
RD Murison ◽  
JJ Dellow
Keyword(s):  
Festuca Arundinacea ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Ground Cover ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Phalaris Aquatica ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Before And After

The effects of time and rate of application of glyphosate, 2,2-DPA and tetrapion on Poa labillardieri and Themeda australis were measured in seven experiments carried out 55 km south of Braidwood, on the southern tablelands of New South Wales between 1980 and 1982. In an eighth experiment (1981) and in a 35-ha demonstration (1983), at the same site, the effects of applying herbicides (before and after the autumn break) and surface-sowing Phalaris aquatica, Festuca arundinacea and Trifiolium repens with fertiliser on the control of P. labillardieri were ascertained. All three herbicides proved effective in reducing the ground cover of P. labillardieri from applications at any time of the year. For T. australis, tetrapion proved effective when applied at any time of the year, while glyphosate and 2,2-DPA were effective in all seasons except winter. Glyphosate at rates between 0.72 and 1.44 kg/ha a.i. was more cost effective than 2,2-DPA (11.1 kg/ha a.i.) and tetrapion (3.75 kg/ha a.i.). Best establishment and development of sown grasses and legumes was attained by applying herbicides after the autumn break but before heavy frosts, and then surface-sowing 1-3 months later. Control of P. labillardieri was best where P. aquatica and F. arundinacea established most densely.

The feasibility of applying a cost-effective approach for assigning priorities for threatened species recovery with a case study from New South Wales, Australia

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judit K. Szabo ◽  
Sue V. Briggs ◽  
Rachel Lonie ◽  
Linda Bell ◽  
Richard Maloney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Limited Time ◽  
Biodiversity Management ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Cost Effective Approach ◽  
Key Terms

May (2002) estimated that the current rate of extinction of species globally is 100?1000 times background rates. Hence a primary goal of biodiversity management is to bring the rate of extinction back to normal levels. Conservation managers face two interrelated problems: limited time and money, and how to allocate the finite available resources (Bottrill et al. 2008, 2009). In this paper we tackle the second of these problems. Definitions of key terms are in Appendix 1.

Implementation of a Momentum Method for Total Drag Determination for Undergraduate Students

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Total Drag ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The University ◽  
Aerodynamic Investigation

In aerodynamics, progress has often been made through many inspired approaches to address practical problems. The commonly called momentum method for total drag determination is one such example. In this method, theoretical analysis and experimentation has been combined to produce a powerful tool for efficient and cost-effective aerodynamic investigation of total drag. A detailed description of the implementation of this technique for undergraduate students at the University of New South Wales is provided in this paper.

scholarly journals Beach safety: can drones provide a platform for sighting sharks?

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Butcher ◽  
Toby P. Piddocke ◽  
Andrew P. Colefax ◽  
Brent Hoade ◽  
Victor M. Peddemors ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Depth ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
New South ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Independent Observer ◽  
South Wales ◽  
User Groups ◽  
Shark Attacks

Abstract ContextA series of unprovoked shark attacks on New South Wales (Australia) beaches between 2013 and 2015 triggered an investigation of new and emerging technologies for protecting bathers. Traditionally, bather protection has included several methods for shark capture, detection and/or deterrence but has often relied on environmentally damaging techniques. Heightened environmental awareness, including the important role of sharks in the marine ecosystem, demands new techniques for protection from shark attack. Recent advances in drone-related technologies have enabled the possibility of real-time shark detection and alerting. AimTo determine the reliability of drones to detect shark analogues in the water across a range of environmental conditions experienced on New South Wales beaches. MethodsA standard multirotor drone (DJI Inspire 1) was used to detect shark analogues as a proxy during flights at 0900, 1200 and 1500 hours over a 3-week period. The 27 flights encompassed a range of environmental conditions, including wind speed (2–30.0kmh−1), turbidity (0.4–6.4m), cloud cover (0–100%), glare (0–100%), seas (0.4–1.4m), swells (1.4–2.5m) and sea state (Beaufort Scale 1–5 Bf). Key resultsDetection rates of the shark analogues over the 27 flights were significantly higher for the independent observer conducting post-flight video analysis (50%) than for the drone pilot (38%) (Wald P=0.04). Water depth and turbidity significantly impaired detection of analogues (Wald P=0.04). Specifically, at a set depth of 2m below the water surface, very few analogues were seen by the observer or pilot when water turbidity reduced visibility to less than 1.5m. Similarly, when water visibility was greater than 1.5m, the detection rate was negatively related to water depth. Conclusions The present study demonstrates that drones can fly under most environmental conditions and would be a cost-effective bather protection tool for a range of user groups. ImplicationsThe most effective use of drones would occur during light winds and in shallow clear water. Although poor water visibility may restrict detection, sharks spend large amounts of time near the surface, therefore providing a practical tool for detection in most conditions.

Using the law to enhance provision of telemedicine

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 59-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
L O'shannessy
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
New Techniques ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right

Reference is often made to the law as a barrier to the use and development of telemedicine. In New South Wales, however, it has been recognized that some of the principles behind these ‘legal impediments’ can be used to make services better and more cost-effective. The law offers a range of useful tools relating to the emergence of these new techniques. The responsibility of those in a position to regulate is, quite simply, to pick the right tool.

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