- Title
- Evidence-based law and practice with disadvantaged populations: Perspectives of parents involved in child protection proceedings
- Creator
- Ross, Nicola; Johnston, Lou; Cocks, Jessica; Stoker, Lynette
- Relation
- Newcastle Law Review Vol. 12, p. 23-41
- Relation
- https://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/newcastle-law-school/research/the-newcastle-law-review
- Publisher
- University of Newcastle
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Lawyers and other professionals who work with disadvantaged populations often have limited research evidence about the impact of laws on their clients. People who experience socio-economic disadvantage can find it very difficult to access legal systems and processes. Locating and engaging them in research about their experiences is also challenging. One such group is parents who have children removed from their care due to child protection concerns. This article examines some of the prior research carried out with this group and then describes a qualitative study conducted with 18 parents in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. This research explored their perspectives on the Children's Court, child protection, and out-of-home care proceedings and processes. The findings suggest that parents whose children are removed are systematically disempowered. This raises major social justice and economic questions for government, policy-makers, practitioners, and researchers. The research demonstrates one approach to research with disadvantaged groups, which includes a multidisciplinary research team and assistance from parent consultants.
- Subject
- evidence-based law; disadvantaged populations; child protection
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1453381
- Identifier
- uon:44662
- Identifier
- ISSN:1324-8758
- Language
- eng
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