National Comparison of Cross-Agency Practice in Investigating and Responding to Severe Child Abuse – A Report for the NSW Ombudsman’s Office (Report 1 of 2)

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2017

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Australian Centre for Child Protection Division of Education, Arts, and Social Sciences University of South Australia Adelaide

Abstract

This report summarises a comparison of Australian and select international jurisdictions against the approach of the Joint Investigation Response Team (JIRT) model in New South Wales. The structure of this report includes a brief rationale for the characteristics compared, a narrative summary of cross-agency responses in Australia, a narrative summary of selected cross-agency responses in equivalent international jurisdictions, and a detailed comparison of responses in Australian jurisdictions.

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research, child abuse, Australia, International Resources, agency response, multidisciplinary team

Citation

Herbert, J., & Bromfield, L. (2017). National Comparison of Cross-Agency Practice in Investigating and Responding to Severe Child Abuse – A Report for the NSW Ombudsman’s Office (Report 1 of 2). South Australia: Australian Centre for Child Protection Division of Education, Arts, and Social Sciences University of South Australia Adelaide.

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https://unisa.edu.au/Global/EASS/Research/ACCP/National%20Comparison%20of%20Cross-Agency%20Practice%20in%20Investigating%20and%20Responding%20to%20Severe%20Child%20Abuse%20.pdf
 http://hdl.handle.net/11212/3620

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