Further Readings
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1993).Crime and Safety Australia. ABS: Canberra.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1996). National Crime Statistics January to December 1995. ABS: Canberra.
Australian Capital Territory Government Department of Education and Community Services. (1998). Keeping Children Safe; A shared Responsibility. AGPS: Canberra.
Carmody, M. (1991). ‘Invisible Victims: Sexual assault of people with an intellectual disability’, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities 17(2), 229- 236.
Carmody, M. (1991). Sexual Assault of people with an Intellectual Disability. NSW Women’s Co-ordination Unit: Sydney.
Chenoweth, L. (1996). ‘Violence and Women with Disabilities: Silence and Paradox’. Violence Against Women 2 (4), 391-411.
Community Services Commission. (1995a). Exclusionary time-out or solitary confinement: Report on the use of exclusionary time-out and other related matters at Lachlan Residential Centre. Community Services Commission: Sydney.
Community Services Commission. (1995b). Behaviour management or abuse: Report on the exclusionary time-out and other restrictive behaviour management practices in services for people with developmental disabilities. Community Services Commission: Sydney.
Community Services Commission. (1997). Performance Audit Report: Large Residential Centres for People with disabilities in New South Wales. Community Services Commission: Sydney.
Community Services Commission. (1997). Suffer the Children: The Hall for Children Report. Community Services Commission: Sydney.
Community Services Commission. (1996). Who Cares? Protecting People in Residential Care. Community Services Commission: Sydney.
Criminal Justice Commission. (1995). Report of an Inquiry conducted by the Honourable D G Stewart into allegation of official misconduct at the Basil Stafford Centre. Criminal Justice Commission: Brisbane.
Criminal Justice Commission. (1997). ‘Assault in Queensland’. Criminal Justice Commission Research Paper Series 4(1), April.
Conway, R.N.F, Bergin, L., and Thornton, K. (1996). Abuse and Adults with Intellectual Disability Living in Residential Services. Office of Disability: Newcastle.
Currie, S. (1996). A Report on Legislative Options for Non-Spousal Domestic Violence. Department of Families, Youth and Community Care, Queensland: Brisbane.
Eastwell, C, and Cheyne, K. (1997). Making Waves Violence against women with learning disabilities: A resource manual for workers. City Prevention of Domestic Violence Program: Brisbane.
Furey, E.M., Granfield, J.M. and Karan, O.C. (1994). ‘Sexual Abuse and Neglect of Adults with Mental retardation: A Comparison of Victim Characteristics’. Behaviour Interventions, 9 (4), 199-211.
Heath, J. (1998). ‘The darker side of community living’. Link 7(2), 22.
Hingsburger, D. (1995). Just Say Know Understanding and Reducing the Risk of Sexual Victimisation of People with Developmental Disabilities. Quebec Diverse City Press Inc: Quebec.
Johnson, K, Andrew, R and Topp, V. (1988). Silent Victims: A study of people with intellectual disabilities as victims of crime. Office of the Public Advocate.
McCarthy, M and Thompson, D. (1996). Sexual abuse by design: An examination of the issues in learning disability services. Disability and Society (11) 2, 205-217.
MIMS and Associates. (1998). Domestic Violence and Women with Disability Project. Department of Families, Youth and Community Care: Brisbane.
National Child Protection Council. (1996). Proposed Plan of Action for the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities. AGPS: Canberra.
New South Wales Ageing and Disability Department, 1988 and 1999 Draft Prevention and Management of Abuse and Assault Policy and Guidelines.
New South Wales Child Protection Council. (1998). Making a Difference Recognising and Reporting/notifying Child Abuse and Neglect Training Manual. AGPS: Canberra.
New South Wales Department of Health. (1989). Sexual Assault of persons with a developmental disability: a training package for health workers. New South Wales Department of Health: Sydney.
Roeher Institute. (1993). Answering the Call The Police Response to Family and Caregiver Violence Against People with Disabilities. Roeher Institute: North York.
Roeher Institute. (1995). Harm’s Way: The Many Faces of Violence and Abuse Against Persons with Disabilities.Roeher Institute: North York.
Sobsey, D. (1994). Violence and Abuse in the lives of people with disabilities: The end of silent acceptance. Paul H Brookes Publishing Co.Inc: Baltimore.
Sobsey, D. and Mansell, S. (1990). The Prevention of Sexual Abuse of People with Developmental Disabilities. Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 18 (2), 51-66.
Tichon, J. (1998). Abuse of adults with an intellectual disability by family care-givers: The need for family centred intervention. Australian Social Work 51 (1), 55-59.
Victorian Department of Human Services. (1997). Victorian Standards for Disability Services. Department of Human Services: Melbourne.
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