Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Dickens, Jonathan"
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Are child protection workers and judges in alignment with citizens when considering interventions into a family? A cross-country study of four jurisdictions
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit Sissel Irene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper examines whether and how the views of professional decision makers in public agencies and courts in four child protection jurisdictions align with the views of the public. Democratic states are built on the ... -
Children’s and parents’ involvement in care order proceedings: a cross-national comparison of judicial decision-makers’ views and experiences
Berrick, Jill; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit Sissel Irene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-19)This paper presents the views of judicial decision-makers (n = 1794) in four child protection jurisdictions (England, Finland, Norway, and the USA (California)), about whether parents and children are provided with appropriate ... -
International Perspectives on Child-responsive Courts
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Child friendly justice and access to justice for children are explicit concerns for the European Union, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Council of Europe and the Child Rights International Network. This study ... -
Parents' involvement in care order decisions: a cross-country study of front-line practice
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This article examines parents' involvement in care order decision-making in four countries at one particular point in the care order process, namely, when the child protection worker discusses with the parents his or her ... -
Time, institutional support, and quality of decision making in child protection: a cross-country analysis
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04)This paper examines perceptions of time and institutional support for decision making and staff confidence in the ultimate decisions made—examining differences and similarities between and within the service-oriented Nordic ...