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Girls in conflict with society

Girls in conflict with society The Adolescent Girl Requiring Care Outside the Family HELEN BESEMERES t Paper delivered to the General Meeting of the Australian Association of Social Workers (Victorian Branch) on 22nd March, 1966 Introduction rather haphazard pattern is, however, scarcely realistic treatment, and social workers in the Adolescent girls of 17 years and under can correctional field are aware that every effort appear before a Children's Court on two needs to be made to match a girl with the type grounds; protection application or a single or of care provided for her. An examination of multiple charge. Care and protection applica- the range of care available for the girls we tions may be lodged because of a girl's self- supervise indicates that on the whole girls are destructive behaviour, or she may be charged being "tailored" to fit the services (often with with indictable offences against other people or indifferent success) and not vice-versa. It ap- against property. The older adolescents, 17 to pears, too, that we are not always very sure 20 years, appear before Adult Courts, and only of what kinds of care might be more appropri- if charged with law breaking. However, these ate than those already provided. We http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Work Taylor & Francis

Girls in conflict with society

Besemeres, Helen
Australian Journal of Social Work , Volume 19 (3): 5 – Aug 1, 1966
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Girls in conflict with society

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The Adolescent Girl Requiring Care Outside the Family HELEN BESEMERES t Paper delivered to the General Meeting of the Australian Association of Social Workers (Victorian Branch) on 22nd March, 1966 Introduction rather haphazard pattern is, however, scarcely realistic treatment, and social workers in the Adolescent girls of 17 years and under can correctional field are aware that every effort appear before a Children's Court on two needs to be made to match a girl with the type grounds;...
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Abstract

The Adolescent Girl Requiring Care Outside the Family HELEN BESEMERES t Paper delivered to the General Meeting of the Australian Association of Social Workers (Victorian Branch) on 22nd March, 1966 Introduction rather haphazard pattern is, however, scarcely realistic treatment, and social workers in the Adolescent girls of 17 years and under can correctional field are aware that every effort appear before a Children's Court on two needs to be made to match a girl with the type grounds; protection application or a single or of care provided for her. An examination of multiple charge. Care and protection applica- the range of care available for the girls we tions may be lodged because of a girl's self- supervise indicates that on the whole girls are destructive behaviour, or she may be charged being "tailored" to fit the services (often with with indictable offences against other people or indifferent success) and not vice-versa. It ap- against property. The older adolescents, 17 to pears, too, that we are not always very sure 20 years, appear before Adult Courts, and only of what kinds of care might be more appropri- if charged with law breaking. However, these ate than those already provided. We

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Australian Journal of Social Work – Taylor & Francis

Published: Aug 1, 1966

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