The role of decision making in the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Australian child protection system

Paul H. Harnett & Gerald Featherstone - Children and Youth Services Review

The authors of this study draw on the decision-making ecology model of judgement and decision making in child protection to speculate on possible causes of false positive errors in decision making regarding the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.

Critical Analysis of the Process of Determination of the Age of Unaccompanied Foreign Minors in Spain

Alfonso Ortega Giménez & Lerdys Heredia Sánchez

The purpose of this article is to perform a critical analysis of the procedure for determining the age of unaccompanied foreign minors in Spain and the detrimental effects that may arise from establishing the legal status of these minors.

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Victimization and substance use among adolescents in residential child care

Sergio Fernández-Artamendi, Alba Águila-Otero, Jorge F. Del Valle, Amaia Bravo - Child Abuse & Neglect

The present study aimed to evaluate the specific impact of different forms of victimization on alcohol and cannabis use problems among adolescents in Residential Child Care (RCC) in Spain, attending to sex differences.