CRC funded reports

Acknowledgments

published in:
Family violence : young people and youth sector workers, informing government about the implementation of mandatory reporting in Victoria
Danny Sandor and Julian Bondy
ISBN 07311 0575 3
Fitzroy, Vic. : Youth Affairs Council of Victoria, 1995
Criminology Research Council grant ; (15/93-4)
October 1995

We wish to extend our thanks to the following people and organsations for their contribution to the research:

• the Researcher employed for the study, Philip Hill, who trained the peer researchers, had day to day carriage of the study and prepared draft sections of the report;
• the Peer Researchers employed for the study, Valerie Vilinger and Chris Sims, who conducted the focus groups;
• Carole Simms and the administration officer of the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria, Debbie Richey, who prepared transcripts of the focus group recording;
• the Executive Director of the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria, Mark Longmuir, who oversaw the administration of the project and its financial accountability;
• the management committee and staff of the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria for auspicing, housing and supporting the research project;
• the members of the steering committee, who are listed elsewhere in this report, for their guidance in the conduct of the research.

The project was made possible by the willingness of young people and youth sector workers who permitted us to inquire in the sensitive matters contained in the report. We thank them for their participation and openness.

We also acknowledge with appreciation, the many workers in H&CS and non-government agencies who helped to set up the focus groups.

During the period between receiving the grant from the Criminology Research Council and submitting this Report, articles dealing with material raised in this report have appeared in the following sources from the Co-Principal Investigators and the Researcher:

• Criminology Australia (published by the Australian Institute of Criminology);
• Youth Studies Australia, (published by the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies);
• AYPAC Up2date (published by the Australian Youth Policy and Action Coalition); and
• YACVICBITS (published by the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria).

Material has also been distributed at conferences organised by the Federation of Community Legal Centres (Victoria), the Australian Youth Policy and Action Coalition and at the First National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse.

The views expressed in this report are those of the Co-Principal Investigators and the responsibility for any errors or omissions is theirs alone.

This research was funded by a grant received from the Criminology Research Council.