Topic: Australian juvenile justice interventions

Order Description

Beneath is the complete subject outline for this assessment. I don’t want an introduction or a conclusion just the body complete with references

Research Essay

This assessment requires you to analyse one of the following juvenile justice interventions:

a Child Welfare policy that provides for the removal of children from their families (in NSW or any other Australian jurisdiction)
the NSW Youth Drug Court
a Youth Diversion strategy (such as cautions, warnings, or conferencing)
Boot Camps
Youth detention
Alternatively, you can chose another intervention, however this should be discussed with the subject coordinator prior to commencing your essay.
Your essay should include the following:

a description of the intervention and who is targeted (eg programs for 13-18 year olds)
objectives of the intervention (eg to reduce crime, rehabilitate offenders etc)
policy and/or legislation governing the intervention (eg Young Offenders Act 1997)
limitations and strengths of the intervention
relevant theoretical perspectives (eg Strain theory, Marxist theory)
your own critical analysis of the intervention (eg based on evidence, is the intervention helpful; is it politically motivated?; what are the likely impacts?; could there

be an alternative?)

Your intervention should be thoroughly researched and critically analysed. It should encompass
relevant theories, policies, legislation, and practices, and should be written in your own words,
drawing on relevant literature. Your research should be evidence-based and critical, rather than simply
a description of an intervention.

You should begin planning your essay well in advance of the due date to allow ample time for
ordering any library books or articles from the library. Remember, library staff are very helpful and
very willing to assist however they can, so please contact them if you require assistance with databases
or locating library items.

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Your essay should be well structured in a way that clearly sets out your argument, beginning with a
clear introduction to your essay, and concluding with a summary of your argument. The body of your
essay should flow and be logically set out. Please reference all your work with in-text references and
and reference list at the end. Marks will be deducted for inaccurate/missing references. If you need any
assistance or encounter any difficulties please contact the Learning Skills Advisor. Please contact the
unit coordinator if your require any more information about the essay.

Resources relevant to this assessment

Below is a list of resources that are relevant to this assessment. These are suggestions only and you are
encouraged to locate your own resources in addition to those in the list:

ABC News Royal commission: some children in foster care in NSW ‘still at risk’
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-03/children-in-nsw-foster-care-still-at-risk-royal-commission/5294958

Bargen, J (2000) ‘The Young Offenders Act 1997: Is the diversionary scheme being diverted?’ 12(3)
Jucidicial Officers’ Bulletin.

Care Leavers Australia Network (Tamworth Boys’ Home)
http://www.clan.org.au/news_details.php?newsID=91

Charles Sturt University Subject Outline
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Carrington, K and Pereira, M (2009) Offending youth: Sex, crime and justice, Federation Press:
Sydney (Chapters 1, 2, 9)

Cunneen and White (2011) Juvenile Justice: Youth crime in Australia, Oxford University Press:
Melbourne, 4th edn (Chapters 10, 11, 13)

Lee, M (2006), ‘Public dissent and governmental neglect: Isolating and excluding Macquarie Fields’
18(1) Current issues in criminal justice 32-50

Daly, K and Hayes, H (2002), ‘Restorative justice and conferencing’ in A Graycar and P Grabosky
(eds), Handbook of Australian Criminology, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge