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Child Protection Practitioners' Perspectives About the Feasibility of Implementing Justice Principles and Professional Judgement in Practice

Politis, S., Sivasubramaniam, D., Gogan, T., Morris, A., Lomas, K.-L., & Papalia, N. · Child & Family Social Work, 1–16.

The justice motive: Retributive and restorative factors affect public evaluations of child protection

Politis, S., Sivasubramaniam, D., Gogan, T., & Papalia, N. · Law and Human Behaviour.

Mental health concerns and service usage among victims of family violence: Evidence from an Australian data linkage study

Spivak, B., Trood, M. D., Altwaijiri, I., Brygel, M., Papalia, N., Riachi, M., Ogloff, J. R. P., Strand, S. J. M., & McEwan, T. E. · CrimRxiv.

A Systematic Review of Risk Assessment Measures for Adolescent Family Violence

Sheed, A., Riachi, M., Bridgeman, C., Papalia, N., Simmons, M., Ogloff, J. R. P., & Trood, M. D. · Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.

Beyond prediction: Advancing risk assessment and addressing the evidence deficit in the statutory child maltreatment context

Cohen, C. L., Papalia, N. L., Sheed, A. T., Riachi, M., Dent, H., Ogloff, J., & Spivak, B. L. · Child Abuse & Neglect, 176, 108031.

Rethinking Standards in Child Maltreatment Risk Assessment: Are "Fair" and "Moderate" Reliability Enough When Child Safety Is at Stake?

Cohen, C., Papalia, N., Sheed, A., Riachi, M., Dent, H., Ogloff, J., & Spivak, B. · International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 9(2), 269–296.

The Association Between Psychological Distress and Young People Engaging in Family Violence: A Data-Linkage Study

Riachi, M., Spivak, B., McEwan, T., & Papalia, N. · Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Interrater Reliability and Predictive Validity of the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment–Version 3 (SARA-V3)

Bryce, C.*, Riachi, M.*, Spivak, B., & McEwan, T. E. · Assessment.

* Joint first authorship

Lay views of retribution and risk in the child protection context: implications for restorative practice

Politis, S., Sivasubramaniam, D., Agius, E., Gogan, T., & Papalia, N. · Psychology, Crime & Law, 1–26.

Justice and Child Protection: Misalignment Between Principles and Public Perceptions

Politis, S. · Doctoral thesis, Swinburne University of Technology.

Lay understanding and perceptions of child protection: Limited awareness of restorative principles

Politis, S., Sivasubramaniam, D., Gogan, T., & Papalia, N. · Child Protection and Practice, 4, 100125.

Mental health concerns and service contact among intimate partner and family violence perpetrators: Evidence from an Australian data linkage study

Spivak, B., Trood, M. D., Papalia, N., Altwaijiri, I., Brygel, M., Riachi, M., Ogloff, J. R. P., Strand, S., & McEwan, T. · CrimRxiv.