Social Policy Journal of New Zealand articles from March 1 2008

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand archives from March 1 2008

Foreword.(Editorial)
March 1, 2008... This is the 33rd issue of the Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, and it covers a wide range of policy issues and topics. The main themes are family violence, older people, and care and protection issues. This issue also includes papers on...

Domestic violence and pro-arrest policy.(Essay)
March 1, 2008... Abstract Prior to the 1980s police in New Zealand, as in other Western jurisdictions, tended to adopt a minimalist stance to the treatment of domestic violence, with separation and mediation favoured over arrest. By the late 1960s,...

"Sticking the boot in"--the role of goal setting in motivation intervation programmes.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract Goals play an essential role in the purposeful behaviour of job seekers, but to date scholars have not been able to communicate this knowledge to the practitioners of motivational intervention programmes. This article will present...

Co-production in a Maori context.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract In June 2006 six iwi and Maori authorities were engaged by Te Puni Kokiri to participate in a trial to develop an understanding of coproduction (joint development of policy and service delivery to realise shared strategic...

Living standards and material conditions of young New Zealand families.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide a descriptive profile of the personal characteristics and socio-economic circumstances of a cohort of young parents (N = 155) who had full-time care of at least one dependent child at 25...

Equivocating over the care and protection continuum: an exploration of families not meeting the threshold for statutory intervention.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract Child, Youth and Family (CYF) undertook a study of nearly a thousand case files to provide an informed perspective on why high numbers of cases that progressed to an investigation were closed after completion of that investigation...

What happens to research? Responses to a project on the residential movement of children and young people.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract This paper discusses one example of research uptake. It reports on how findings from a study on the residential movement of children and young people in one New Zealand community were used. The study sought to gain an...

What influences retirement decisions?(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract Workforce ageing is likely to lead to labour and skills shortages. Many governments are seeking to increase workforce participation by older workers and to discourage early retirement. Thus factors that influence retirement...

Ethnic identity and intimate partner violence in a New Zealand birth cohort.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an issue of growing concern in New Zealand, with particular concerns being raised about the over-representation of Maori in surveys of IPV. The present study examined the associations between...

Quality of life is ... : the views of older recipients of low-level home support.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract A qualitative study explored the perceptions of quality of life of older people receiving low-level home support in a selected locale in New Zealand. The results shed light on the role that home support at the "lower" end of...

Should physical activity be on the healthy ageing agenda?
March 1, 2008... Abstract Physical activity makes a notable contribution to one's independence, ability to perform everyday tasks and quality of life in the later years, but engagement in this health-related behaviour decreases with age. It is therefore...

Stroke: a picture of health disparities in New Zealand.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract The experience of Maori stroke survivors and their caregivers is the focus of this paper. A series of qualitative face-to-face interviews was conducted, firstly with Maori who had experienced stroke, and who were part of the...

Radical Welfare State Retrenchment: A Comparative Analysis.(Book review)
March 1, 2008... RADICAL WELFARE STATE RETRENCHMENT: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BY PETER STARKE HOUNDSMILL, PALGRAVE MACMILLAN 2008 The 1980s and 1990s saw "political decisions to reduce the level of social protection guaranteed by the state" in many OECD...

Classroom to Prison Cell.(Book review)
March 1, 2008... CLASSROOM TO PRISON CELL BY ALISON SUTHERLAND Classroom to Prison Cell is a short work addressing one particular topic from the perspective of a number of young criminal offenders. The topic can be broadly stated as their perception of...