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- Page 7 and 8: Foreword We were appointed as the B
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- Page 11 and 12: The Inquiry covered 35,000 kilometr
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- Page 17 and 18: Taking Responsibility We resolved e
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- Page 49 and 50: In terms of information-sharing, th
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- Page 63 and 64: While the Inquiry found no evidence
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package designed to “lead the way
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The Board supports inter-agency col
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(and for independent monitoring) is
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Proposals for change in Government
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• Supported Accommodation Assista
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However, as noted above, there is a
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Such a system would have, at its fo
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the Inquiry to recommend that FACS
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staff trained to assist workers to
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In their submission, SARC staff not
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9.3 Responding to children with sex
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10. Police, FACS, prosecutions and
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of the case. Since early September
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confidence and trust in police and
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the SARC office, but not always. Be
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The following recommendations (in i
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put it another way, do not agree th
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conducted in a court in one of the
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• no counselling • continued an
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violence in remote communities. If
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12. Offender rehabilitation 12.1 In
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Previous program The Northern Terri
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The Inquiry takes the view that Cor
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and the second team works with the
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13. Prevention is better than cure
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This implies a range of activities
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that it is still fresh in the minds
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15. Family Support Services There i
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department (the formal child protec
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. that efforts be made to support c
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16. Education “…we’re resourc
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The Inquiry cannot agree more. The
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up to get to school. The song “Go
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The Inquiry was made aware that per
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infrastructure and poor education o
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17. Community education and awarene
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& Poole 2000). Such courses represe
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18. Alcohol 18.1 Introduction The I
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The Inquiry was provided with a let
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on the employment program and enjoy
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From the Inquiry’s perspective, t
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Recommendation 64. That the governm
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Education f. allow the Police, DHCS
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19. Other substance abuse First the
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20. Community justice 20.1 Dialogue
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The Inquiry observed that many Abor
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community rules and sanctions to de
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Significantly, the Inquiry was told
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These “cultural-brokers/external
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community facilitators. The communi
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• Elders and respected persons ha
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21. The role of communities 21.1 In
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Some communities have functioning s
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22. Employment Of greatest concern
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23. Housing The shortage of Indigen
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costs and rising material costs, es
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24. Pornography The issue of childr
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25. Gambling Gambling was seen by m
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The Inquiry believes that such trai
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We need to keep before the public e
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PART II SUPPORTING RESEARCH Report
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2. Child sexual abuse: the nature o
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3. The perpetrators of sexual abuse
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Offender treatment programs In the
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while a cost-benefits argument has
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adolescents who sexually offend. Th
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& Zigler 1987). This figure needs t
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abuse and other family violence. Th
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many people. Indeed, Indigenous per
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Substance abuse Gelles (1993) cites
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to the high accessibility of alcoho
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The National Drug Strategy Backgrou
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7. Setting the scene: the NT contex
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7.3 Indigenous housing The ABS Cens
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which surround child sexual abuse,
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information from DHCS, received 28
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Because of a previous failure to re
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Indigenous and remote Indigenous po
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out-of-home care because their pare
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offending in the Territory 22 . The
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• adult attempted sexual intercou
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the set of offences to be assessed
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Case outcomes From 2001-02 to 2004-
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Figure 17: Finalised case outcomes
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9. Child protection systems: an ove
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of a “forensic” or legalistic a
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initiatives designed to enhance chi
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children’s vulnerability to socia
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children (US Advisory Board on Chil
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It therefore follows that an effect
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Edgar (1999) proposed the developme
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underlying formal structure can the
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apprehended violence orders, lay ch
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services, including the statutory s
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Service development and delivery Th
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as small and hampered by substantia
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10 References Australian Broadcasti
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Clark, R. (1995), ‘Child Protecti
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Finkelhor, D. & Russell, D.E.H. (19
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Karp, N. (1996), Individualized wra
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NT Department of Community Developm
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Tomison, A.M. (1995b), Update on Ch
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APPENDICES Report of the Northern T
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Appendix 2: Inquiry processes Index
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sought when in-depth analysis is re
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• An exit strategy should be deve
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• Make it clear that participatio
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9. Attachments 9.1. Informed consen
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Attachment 2: Prompt Questions for
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Attachment 3: List of approved coun
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Mr D. Howard, Psychologist, Phoenix
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49. Milingimbi Clinic 50. Mutitjulu
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181. Gapuwiyak Women 182. Angurugu
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Appendix 5: List of sex offences us
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Offence grouping C_ACT C_SECTION Of
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