Social Policy Journal of New Zealand articles from December 2002

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand archives from December 2002

Foreword.(Editorial)
December 1, 2002... Just 10 years ago the Social Policy Agency of the Department of Social Welfare published the first issue of the Social Policy Journal of New Zealand. Later, with remarkably little change of actual staff, the Journal came out under the banner of...

Censorship in New Zealand: the policy challenges of new technology.
December 1, 2002... Abstract Recent advances in technology have created a range of challenges for those involved in the classification and censorship system in New Zealand. The rapid growth in Internet use, the introduction of DVDs and the availability of...

Designer amphetamines in New Zealand: policy challenges and initiatives.
December 1, 2002... Abstract There has been a rapid increase in the use and manufacture of powerful amphetamine-type substances (ATS) such as methamphetamine and ecstasy in New Zealand in recent years. The use of ATS has been linked to increases in cases of...

From rhetoric to action: a case for a comprehensive community-based initiative to improve developmental outcomes for disadvantaged children.
December 1, 2002... Abstract This paper aims to demonstrate the urgency of the need to combat child poverty in New Zealand and to action evidence-based strategies to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children. The objective is to promote the development of...

Children on benefit: who stays longest?
December 1, 2002... Abstract This paper reports on the analysis of administrative benefit data for the cohort of approximately 30,000 children born in 1994 who had contact with the benefit system before age three. We follow each child for between four and...

Achieving the diversion and decarceration of young offenders in New Zealand.
December 1, 2002... The diversion of young people from criminal proceedings and the decreased use of custody are key goals of the youth justice system introduced in the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989. This paper uses data from studies of 1003...

The mismatch between income measures and direct outcome measures of poverty.
December 1, 2002... Abstract A key finding of recent poverty research is that there is a significant mismatch between poverty measured using an income approach and poverty measured directly in terms of observed deprivation or other indicators of unacceptably...

Constraints of multi-generational support for those in mid-life--an emerging policy issue?
December 1, 2002... Abstract The combined effects of an ageing population structure and shifts in the timing of family formation mean that some kin members will increasingly be providing help to an ageing parent, while also supporting their own children. As a...

A review of literature on child prostitution.
December 1, 2002... Child prostitution has received little attention, in New Zealand or elsewhere, until the past decade, and there is still a paucity of research. Significant barriers to systematic research and understanding of the issues are the invisibility of...

Pakeha "paralysis": cultural safety for those researching the general population of aotearoa.
December 1, 2002... Abstract The emergence and dominance of the Maori-centred research paradigm is leaving Pakeha researchers out in the cold. "Pakeha paralysis" draws on my experiences as author, teacher and university ethics committee member to account for...

Building social policy evaluation capacity.
December 1, 2002... Abstract The last three years have seen an increasing interest in evaluation in the public sector in New Zealand. This trend could result in an adequately resourced and sophisticated approach to evaluation, involving policy and provider...

The family and community life of older people: social networks and social support in three urban communities by Chris Phillipson, Miriam Bernard, Judith Phillips and Jim Ogg Routledge, 2001.(Book Review)
December 1, 2002... This book addresses the question of how social change across the post-war to present-day period has affected the ageing experience of people living in urban communities in Britain. It will be relevant to those interested in a community studies...

Gambling in New Zealand edited by Bruce Curtis, Dunmore Press, 2002.(Book Review)
December 1, 2002... In his contribution to this collection of essays, John Markland beans by saying, "Whatever our view of gaming, it is an integral aspect of our society". Those few words sum up the timeliness and relevance of the information and perspectives...