Children and safety in Australian policy : Implications for organisations and practitioners
Journal article
Powell, Mary Ann, Graham, Anne, Canosa, Antonia, Anderson, Donnah, Taylor, Nicola, Robinson, Sally, Moore, Tim and Thomas, Nigel Patrick. (2021). Children and safety in Australian policy : Implications for organisations and practitioners. Australian Journal of Social Issues. 56(1), pp. 17-41. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.134
Authors | Powell, Mary Ann, Graham, Anne, Canosa, Antonia, Anderson, Donnah, Taylor, Nicola, Robinson, Sally, Moore, Tim and Thomas, Nigel Patrick |
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Abstract | Child safety is now a national policy priority in Australia. Extensive enquiries and reviews have escalated legislative and policy responses focused on developing, maintaining and monitoring “child safe” organisations. The recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse point to the importance of cultural conditions within organisations in supporting child safety and the need for responsive change in some organisations. Drawing on a recent policy analysis, undertaken as part of a larger Australian Research Council Discovery Project, this article examines how children and safety are constructed, within and across relevant state and federal government policies in Australia, and the implications of this. Distinctions are drawn between conceptualisations of children within the broader education policy context and two specific policy contexts in which children are considered particularly vulnerable to abuse – out-of-home care and disability. The findings indicate that policy discourses of “child safe” potentially foster different emphases and approaches in organisations. These have implications for the way children are positioned in relation to their safety, how their rights are recognised and implemented, and what is required to foster cultural conditions within organisations to best support children’s safety and wellbeing. |
Keywords | child safety; children; policy; rights; protection |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Australian Journal of Social Issues |
Journal citation | 56 (1), pp. 17-41 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
ISSN | 0157-6321 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.134 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85092095225 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 17-41 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 05 Oct 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 11 Aug 2020 |
Deposited | 28 Apr 2023 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | DP180100465 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8yz85/children-and-safety-in-australian-policy-implications-for-organisations-and-practitioners
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