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Disrupting Child Sexual Exploitation in New South Wales: A Mixed-Method Survey Exploring Workforce Capacities 在新南威尔士州破坏儿童性剥削：一项探索劳动力能力的混合方法调查

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-03-26 Epub Date: 2025-09-05 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70066

Sarah Ciftci, Hannah Wilkinson, Susan Heward-Belle

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Mapping Intimate Partner Financial Abuse Across Public and Private Systems 在公共和私人系统中映射亲密伴侣的财务滥用

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-03-26 Epub Date: 2025-06-26 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70044

Adrienne Byrt, Kay Cook, Rachael Burgin, Georgina Dimopoulos

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Examining the Impact of Domestic and Family Violence on Young Australians’ School-Level Education 调查家庭暴力对澳大利亚青少年学校教育的影响

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-03-26 Epub Date: 2025-06-05 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70028

Rebecca Stewart, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Steven Roberts

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Understanding Youth Assaults of Police Officers in Australia: A Power Threat Meaning Framework Analysis 理解澳大利亚警察的青少年袭击：一个权力威胁意义框架分析

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-03-26 Epub Date: 2025-06-05 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70032

Dimitra Lattas, Kelly Hine, Catherine Creamer, Kelley Burton, Katelyn Davenport-Klunder

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‘Keeping Ourselves Safe From the System’: Perinatal Care Model Considerations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families Intersecting With Child Protection “让我们自己远离系统安全”：与儿童保护交叉的土著和托雷斯海峡岛民家庭的围产期护理模式考虑

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-03-26 Epub Date: 2025-12-12 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70088

Neve Mucabel-Bue, Shakira Onwuka, Paul Gray, Melissa O'Donnell, Helen Herrman, Renna Gayde, Skye Stewart, Kimberley A. Jones, Jane Fisher, Emma Stubbs, Cath Chamberlain, Jacynta Krakouer

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Building a Culture of Voice and Agency for Aboriginal Children in Out-of-Home Care: A Review of Policy in New South Wales and Victoria 在家庭外照料中为土著儿童建立发声文化和代理机构：新南威尔士州和维多利亚州政策回顾

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-03-26 Epub Date: 2025-11-05 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70081

Bradley Burns, Rebekah Grace, Scott Avery

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‘Somewhere We Can Call Home and…Be Normal’: Findings From the Justice Housing Programme Evaluation “一个我们可以称之为家的地方……正常”：来自司法住房项目评估的发现

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-03-26 Epub Date: 2025-04-14 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70025

Helen Taylor, Lorana Bartels

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-03-26 Epub Date: 2025-11-30 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70084

Gene Mercer, Hugh Hunkin, Florencia Figueroa, Andrew Day, Rhiannon M. Pilkington, Catia G. Malvaso

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A National Approach to Safety and Quality in Australian Youth Justice: Lessons From Healthcare 澳大利亚青年司法安全和质量的国家方针：来自医疗保健的教训

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-03-26 Epub Date: 2025-11-17 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70079

Luke Butcher, Andrew Day, Catia Malvaso, Jennifer Galouzis, Reece Hinchcliff

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Patterns of Multisystem Involvement in Adolescence: Implications for Health, Education and Social Services in the Northern Territory of Australia 青少年多系统参与模式：对澳大利亚北部地区卫生、教育和社会服务的影响

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2025-08-12 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70053

Vincent Y. F. He, Bernard Leckning, Tamika Williams, Gary Robinson, Steven Guthridge

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