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Article: Surviving risk: juvenile justice workers' perspectives on managing blood borne viruses and other health risks.(Peer Reviewed Paper)
- Article from:
- Youth Studies Australia
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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Victorian research reveals that the management of blood borne viruses and other health risks in the juvenile justice system raises a number of issues including continuity of care, the need to balance the imperatives of corrections and health, and the challenge of choosing and implementing appropriate interventions.
This qualitative study involved interviews with 86 workers from non-government organisations (NGOs) and Victoria's Department of Human Services (DHS) who had responsibility for the care and supervision of juvenile justice clients in community- and detention-based settings in the State. The study focused oil workers' experiences and perspectives of ...