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Nothing to See Here: Researching Non‐Recent Child Abuse in Schools and the Politics of Silence
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While institutions, including schools, have responsibilities to protect children from harm, responses to instances of child sexual abuse have often exhibited avoidance and denial. Recent public inquiries in Australia revealed that some institutions, particularly in the Catholic sector, employed a deliberate strategy of silence which was used ...
John Crowley +2 more
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What Kind of Responsibility Must Criminal Law Presuppose
, 2011 An argument that criminal responsibility does not require the kind of 'deep' free will that is philosophically ...
R.A. DUFF, Duff, R A
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Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In Australia, governments fund Community Legal Centres (CLCs) as part of the legal assistance sector (LAS) to meet the ‘legal needs’ of people experiencing disadvantage who cannot afford private legal services. Persistent unmet demand for CLCs is well‐documented. As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in private legal practice to
Catherine Hastings +2 more
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Modern Interpretations of the Theory of Criminal Misdemeanorin Administrative Law of Russia
Сибирское юридическое обозрение, 2017 The article examines in historical retrospect the experience and tendencies of parallel development of criminal and administrative responsibility in domestic jurisprudence and legislation from the 19th century to the present day.
Anatolii V. Kirin, Nelli I. Pobezhimova
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Indigenous wellbeing theories offer potential to better measure social and cultural determinants. This scoping review aimed to identify the types of metrics used by the Australian government to assess wellbeing and evaluate the alignment of current frameworks against Indigenous and non‐Indigenous conceptualisations of wellbeing.
Sophie Wright‐Pedersen +5 more
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Moral agency and the minimum conditions for criminal responsibility: a critical examination (with particular reference to mental condition defences) [PDF]
, 2002 This thesis is concerned with the minimum conditions that must be satisfied to warrant the stigma and consequences of a criminal conviction. First the conduct element of criminal liability is examined and the need for voluntary agency advocated ...
Howard, Helen Alexandra
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Quantifying the Sites of Government, Commercial, and Personal Systems‐Perpetrated Financial Abuse
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores the institutional systems through which post‐separation financial abuse is perpetrated. While existing measures seek to quantify the harms experienced by women post‐separation, this study draws on financial, welfare and legal service casefiles to identify where such harms occur. Drawing on 76 de‐identified Victorian service
Kay Cook +3 more
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Has Inequity Faced by Young Australians With Disability Changed Since the Turn of the Century?
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the introduction of various policies aimed at promoting equality for people with disability since Australia ratified the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2008, there has been little evaluation regarding the extent of change in inequity since then.
Asha Parkinson +5 more
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Responsibility and “ Blameworthiness ” in Criminal Law
The narrative of responsibility in criminal law frequently incorporates the concept of “blameworthiness”. It seems that it is often assumed that blameworthiness is a crucial component, and sometimes even a necessary condition, for society to hold someone
Matravers, Matt, Lernestedt, Claes,
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