Care-leaver activism and criminogenic welfare: An Australian case study

This article discusses the failings of Out-Of-Home Care (OOHC) in Australia, focussing on 20th century OOHC systems’ construction of non-offending minors as “problems” while exposing them to high-risk environments defined here as “crime scenes”. Governments are deemed culpable for the inherent crimi...

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Authors: Wilson, Jacqueline Z. 1965- (Author) ; Musgrove, Nell (Author) ; McGinniss, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Journal of criminology
Year: 2025, Volume: 58, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-240
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
criminogenic welfare
out-of-home-care
Activism
Forgotten Australians
Care-leaver