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The Traps Started During My Childhood : The Role of Substance Abuse in Women\u27s Responses to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

open access: yes, 2019
The gendered pathways perspective seeks to identify the biological, psychological, and social realities that lead to women’s law-breaking behavior. Prior research in this area demonstrates the link between women’s adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and
Boppre, Breanna, Boyer, Cassandra
core   +1 more source

Supported Decision‐Making Rights in Behaviour Support Policies

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disability policy emphasises that people with disability have the right to exercise their will and preferences in their lives, and decision‐making support must be provided to realise this right if they request. One context in which people's will and preferences are often restricted is behaviour support.
Sally Robinson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Child sexual abuse and the law in India: a commentary

open access: yesCrime Science, 2015
Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) has only recently been publicly acknowledged as a problem in India. A welcome development has been the enactment of a special law—Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) 2012—criminalising a range of acts including
J. Belur, B. Singh
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Two Sides of a Sargasso Sea : Successive Prosecution for the Same Offence in the United States and the United Kingdom [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This article analyzes the U. S. constitutional law interpreting the concept of “same offence.” Included is a survey of the Supreme Court\u27s attempts to interpret constitutional text in order to provide adequate protection for the underlying double ...
Griffin, Lissa
core   +2 more sources

Judicial Perspectives on Neurodiversity in Queensland Courts, Tribunals and Commissions: Experiences With Disclosure and Witness Credibility

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about the impacts of the disclosure, or the non‐disclosure, of medical conditions associated with neurodiversity in the context of court proceedings and hearings before tribunals and commissions. This paper examines the experiences of twenty‐three Queensland Judges, Magistrates, and Tribunal and Commission Members with ...
Danielle Bozin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence of Drug Abuse in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Population

open access: yesThe journal of knee surgery, 2018
Substance abuse can have strong negative impacts on surgical outcomes. Therefore, this study assessed the effects of drug abuse in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients.
M. Roche   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Article 82 EC – The Problems and The Solution [PDF]

open access: yes
The Commission's Guidance paper on exclusionary abuse under Article 82 EC is open to three fundamental criticisms. First, it leads to less legal certainty, because the rules suggested are vague and imprecise, because dominant companies will not have the ...
John Temple Lang
core  

You\u27re on Your Own, Kid…But You Shouldn\u27t Be [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This article addresses the question: Should courts recognize a duty on the part of schools to implement proven strategies to reduce and prevent bullying?
Weddle, Daniel B.
core   +1 more source

Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

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