Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP210100090

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Missing girls: From childhood runaways to criminalised women. This study examines the link between girls declared ‘missing’ and their trajectory into the criminal justice system, expanding the Australian knowledge base along with providing a clear, tangible practice framework to prevent the drift into youth and adult criminal justice systems. By addressing concerns of practitioners and policy makers this significant research increases the visibility of a marginalised groups, exploring individual and systemic impacts of missing girls entering the criminal justice and welfare systems. Findings of this research will detail opportunities for early intervention for service providers in addition to rich empirical data to better inform policy makers and service developers targeting at risk young people.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 08-2022

End Date: 08-2025

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $204,307.00

Funder: Australian Research Council