Australia's Children's Courts Today and Tomorrow

Allan Borowski is Professor of Social Work and Social Policy, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne campus, Victoria 3086. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia a member of the Research Panel, Criminology Research Council. Rosemary Sheehan is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work, Monash University, Victoria; she holds a Governor-in-Council appointment to the Children’s Court of Victoria to conduct alternative dispute resolution conferences and is a member of the Victorian Child Death Review Committee.

• Introduction - Allan Borowski and Rosemary Sheehan.- Part One: the mandate of the Children’s Court.- 2 The Children’s Court in the Australian Capital Territory - Peter Camilleri and Morag McArthur,- 3 The Children’s Court in New South Wales - Elizabeth Fernandez, Jane Bolitho and Dr Patricia Hansen.- 4 Youth Justice, Child Protection and the Role of the Youth Courts in the Northern Territory - Debora West and David Heath.- 5 The Children’s Court in Queensland - Claire Tilbury and Paul Mazerolle.- 6 The Children’s Court in South Australia - Paul Delfabbro and Andrew Day.- 7 The Children’s Court in Tasmania - Rob White and Max Travers and Michael McKinnon.- 8 The Children’s Court in Victoria - Allan Borowski and Rosemary Sheehan.- 9 Cultural Slippage, Resource Divide, Aboriginal Children and Multisystemic Reform - Mike Clare, Joe Clare, Brenda Clare, Caroline Spiranovic.-  Part two: Australia in the international context.- 10 A Portrait of Australis's Children's Courts - Allan Borowski.- 11. Care and protection: Australia and the international context - Marie Connolly.- 12 Juvenile Justice: Australian Court responses situated in the international context - Judy Cashmore.- About the authors.- Index.