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Professor Judy Cashmore

AO, BA (Hons) (Adelaide) MEd (UoN) PhD (Macquarie)

Professor of Socio-Legal Research and Policy
Professorial Research Fellow, School of Education and Social Work

Phone

+61 2 9351 0469

Fax

+61 2 9351 0200

Email

judith.cashmore@sydney.edu.au

Address

A35 - Education Building

The University of Sydney

Websites

Dr Judy (Judith) Cashmore AO is Professor of Socio-legal Research and Policy, and currently Professorial Research Fellow, in the School of Education and Social Work. Her research is interdisciplinary and translational, building bridges between research and its application to improve the experience and outcomes for children and young people involved in criminal and civil legal decision-making processes that affect their lives.

Research interests

Decision-making by courts, lawyers, and clinicians about children's care and protection
Children's participation in legal proceedings
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (NSW)
Children in out-of-home care and adoption
Child sexual abuse, children's evidence and child witnesses
Children's rights
Children's participation in family law matters including relocation disputes

Teaching and supervision

Legal decision-making affecting children
Children’s participation and legal representation
Child sexual abuse – Diverse perspectives
Research methodology in criminology

Current projects

Children's Courts decision-making by courts, lawyers, and clinicians about children's care and protection
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (NSW) - pathways for children into, in and from out-of-home care
Prosecutorial discretion in child sexual abuse matters

Associations

Professional memberships

Appointed member of Judicial Commission of New South Wales since 2004
NSW Office of Director of Public Prosecutions Review Committee on Sexual Assault Prosecutions, 1990 – current
Children's Court NSW Advisory Committee
Member of Advisory Committee National Clearinghouse on Child Protection 2005-2017 (now Child Family Community Australia: Research, Policy and Practice Exchange)

Editorial Boards

Child Abuse and Neglect
Psychology, Public Policy and Law (to 2021)
Current Issues in Criminal Justice
Developmental Child Welfare

Awards and honours

Officer, Order of Australia, 2010, for distinguished service to the protection of children, as a research psychologist and advocate for the rights of children, through the development and implementation of social policy and law, and through leadership roles of organisations supporting child welfare
2013 Stanley Cohen Distinguished Research Award by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) for outstanding research and/or research achievements in the field of family and divorce. Awarded jointly with colleague Professor Patrick Parkinson.
University of Sydney 2020 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research Engagement and Innovation
University of Sydney 2019 Faculty of Art & Social Sciences Award for Outstanding Research Engagement and Impact
Macquarie University Distinguished Alumni Award Community Service (2005)·
Fellow of Academy of Social Sciences (UK)

Current research students

Project title	Research student
The role of authorised clinicians in facilitating child participation in New South Wales care and protection proceedings	Peiling KONG
Judicial interpretation and application of the statutory 'realistic possibility of restoration' test in care and protection proceedings in the Children's Court of NSW	Meredith MCLAINE

Selected publications

The SAGE Handbook of Child Research

(Sage Publications, 2014)

The Voice of a Child in Family Law Disputes

(Oxford University Press, 2008)

Publications

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Books

Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2008). The Voice of a Child in Family Law Disputes. New York, USA: Oxford University Press. [More Information]

Edited Books

Melton, G., Ben-Arieh, A., Cashmore, J., Goodman, G., Worley, N. (2014). The SAGE Handbook of Child Research. Los Angeles, USA: Sage Publications.

Book Chapters

Goodman-Delahunty, J., Cashmore, J., Dilevski, N. (2024). Prosecutorial decision-making in cases of child sexual abuse: Lessons from Australia. In M. K. Miller, L. A. Yelderman, M. T. Huss & J. A. Cantone (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of psychology and legal decision-making, (pp. 240-258). UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Taylor, N. (2023). Child protection in Australia and New Zealand: An overview of systems. In J. D. Berrick, N. Gilbert & M. Skivenes (Eds.), Oxford handbook of child protection systems, (pp. 25-46). Online: Oxford Academic. [More Information]
Woodrow, C., Grace, R., Cashmore, J. (2022). Approaches to policy and practice to support children, families and communities. In R.Grace, J. Bowes, & C.Woodrow (Eds.), Children, families and communities (6th edition). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Conley Wright, A., Cashmore, J. (2022). Child protection and out-of-home care. In R.Grace, J. Bowes, & C.Woodrow (Eds.), Children, families and communities (6th edition). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2021). Children's experiences of shared care. In J. M. de Torres Perea, E. Kruk & M. Ortiz-Tallo (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Shared Parenting and Best Interest of the Child, (pp. 15-26). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Conley Wright, A., Hoff, S. (2021). Children's views, best interests and evolving capacities in consenting to their own adoption: A study of NSW Supreme Court Judgements for adoptions from care. In B Sloan, C. Fenton-Glynn (Eds.), Parental Guidance, State Responsibility and Evolving Capacities: Article 5 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, (pp. 232-256). Leiden: Brill. [More Information]
Tobin, J., Cashmore, J. (2019). Article 19: The Right to Protection against All Forms of Violence. In John Tobin (Eds.), The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Commentary, (pp. 687-724). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
Tobin, J., Cashmore, J. (2019). Article 9: The Right Not to Be Separated from Parents. In John Tobin (Eds.), The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Commentary, (pp. 307-342). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2019). Children's Participation in Decisions about Parenting Arrangements. In James G. Dwyer (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Children and the Law, (pp. 1-23). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Horsfall, B. (2017). Child Maltreatment. In Lisa Young, Mary Anne Kenny, Geoffrey Monahan (Eds.), Children and the Law in Australia - 2nd Edition, (pp. 103-131). Sydney: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Cashmore, J. (2017). Child Protection and Out-of-Home Care. In Rebekah Grace, Kerry Hodge, Catherine McMahon (Eds.), Children, Families and Communities - 5th Edition, (pp. 269-291). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Cashmore, J. (2017). Child Witnesses. In Lisa Young, Mary Anne Kenny, Geoffrey Monahan (Eds.), Children and the Law in Australia - 2nd Edition, (pp. 563-586). Sydney: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Grace, R., Cashmore, J., Scott, D., Hayes, A. (2017). Effective Policy to Support Children, Families and Communities. In Rebekah Grace, Kerry Hodge, Catherine McMahon (Eds.), Children, Families and Communities - 5th Edition, (pp. 358-382). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Cashmore, J. (2016). 'Best Interests' in Care Proceedings: Law, Policy and Practice. In Elaine E. Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane (Eds.), Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Best Interests, Welfare and Well-being, (pp. 326-340). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Taylor, N., Cashmore, J., Austin, W. (2016). Relocation, Research, and Child Custody Disputes. In Leslie Drozd, Michael Saini and Nancy Olesen (Eds.), Parenting Plan Evaluations: Applied Research for the Family Court - Second Edition, (pp. 431-459). New York: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Mendes, P. (2015). Children and Young People Leaving Care. In Anne B. Smith (Eds.), Enhancing Children's Rights: Connecting Research, Policy and Practice, (pp. 140-150). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [More Information]
Graham, A., Fitzgerald, R., Cashmore, J. (2015). Professionals' Conceptions of Children, Childhood and Participation in an Australian Family Relationship Services Sector Organization. In Tali Gal, Benedetta Faedi Duramy (Eds.), International Perspectives and Empirical Findings on Child Participation: From Social Exclusion to Child-Inclusive Policies, (pp. 257-280). New York: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
McWilliams, K., Augusti, E., Dion, J., Block, S., Melinder, A., Cashmore, J., Goodman, G. (2014). Children as Witnesses. In Gary Melton, Asher Ben-Arieh, Judith Cashmore, Gail S.Goodman, Natalie K. Worley (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Child Research, (pp. 285-299). Los Angeles, USA: Sage Publications. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2014). Children in Exceptional Circumstances. In Gary Melton, Asher Ben-Arieh, Judith Cashmore, Gail S.Goodman, Natalie K. Worley (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Child Research, (pp. 197-207). Los Angeles, USA: Sage Publications. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2014). Children in the out-of-home care system. In Alan Hayes, Daryl Higgins (Eds.), Families, policy and the law: Selected essays on contemporary issues for Australia, (pp. 143-150). Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2014). Children Living Away from Home. In Gary Melton, Asher Ben-Arieh, Judith Cashmore, Gail S.Goodman, Natalie K. Worley (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Child Research, (pp. 316-338). Los Angeles, USA: Sage Publications. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2013). Juvenile Justice: Australian Court Responses Situated in the International Context. In Rosemary Sheehan, Allan Borowski (Eds.), Australias Childrens Courts Today and Tomorrow, (pp. 197-207). Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2012). Child Protection and Out-of-Home Care. In Jennifer Bowes, Rebekah Grace, Kerry Hodge (Eds.), Children, Families and Communities: Contexts and Consequences (4th Ed), (pp. 217-238). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Bowes, J., Hayes, A., Cashmore, J., Hodge, K. (2012). Policy Support for Children, Families and Communities. In Jennifer Bowes, Rebekah Grace, Kerry Hodge (Eds.), Children, Families and Communities: Contexts and Consequences (4th Ed), (pp. 289-307). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Saunders, B., Cashmore, J. (2011). Australia: The Ongoing Debate About Ending Physical Punishment. In J E Durrant and A B Smith (Eds.), Global Pathways to Abolishing Physical Punishment: Realizing Childrens Rights, (pp. 83-97). New York: Routledge imprint of Taylor & Francis. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2009). Child Protection and Out-of-home Care: The Responsibility of Families, Community and State. In Jennifer Bowes, Rebekah Grace (Eds.), Children, Families and Communities: Contexts and Consequences, (pp. 165-185). Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press.
Cashmore, J., Connolly, M., Harms, L. (2009). Child Welfare Practice. In Marie Connolly, Louise Harms (Eds.), Social Work Contexts and Practice, (pp. 65-108). South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Cashmore, J., Mendes, P. (2008). Australia. In Mike Stein and Emily R Munro (Eds.), Young Peoples Transitions from Care to Adulthood: International Research and Practice, (pp. 23-35). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Cashmore, J. (2008). Child Witnesses. In Geoff Monahan, Lisa Young (Eds.), Children and the Law in Australia, (pp. 523-543). Sydney: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Cashmore, J. (2006). Yasser. In Natalie Bolzan, Michael Darcy & Jan Mason (Eds.), Fenced In Fenced Out: Border Protection, Asylum and Detention in Australia, (pp. 9-12). Melbourne: Common Ground Publishing.
Cashmore, J. (2003). Children's participation in family law matters. In Christine Hallett & Alan Prout (Eds.), Hearing the Voices of Children: Social Policy for a New Century, (pp. 158-176). London: RoutledgeFalmer imprint of Taylor & Francis. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2002). Innovative Procedures For Child Witnesses. In H Westcott, G M Davies & R Bull (Eds.), Children's Testimony: A Handbook of psychological research and forensic practice, (pp. 203-218). UK: John Wiley & Sons.
Cashmore, J. (2001). Family, early development and the life course: Common risk and protective factors in pathways to prevention. In Not known (Eds.), The Social Origins of Health and Well-being, (pp. 216-224). TBC.
Cashmore, J., Kiely, P. (2000). Implementing and evaluating Family Group Conference: The New South Wales Experience. In G Burford, J Hudson (Eds.), Family Group Conferencing: New Directions in Community-Centered Child and Family Practice, (pp. 242-252). United States: Transaction Publishers.

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Journals

Napier, S., Seto, M., Shackel, R., Cashmore, J., McGeechan, K. (2025). Viewing Child Sexual Abuse Material for the First Time: Findings from an Anonymous Survey of Internet Users. Sexual Abuse: a journal of research and treatment, (forthcoming).
Stricker-Phelps, G., Cashmore, J. (2024). "Heard" but unrepresented: making the case for the independent legal representation of children in adoption from care proceedings in New South Wales. Australian Law Journal, 98(4), 286-300.
Napier, S., Seto, M., Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2024). Characteristics that Predict Exposure to and Subsequent Intentional Viewing of Child Sexual Abuse Material Among a Community Sample of Internet Users. Child Abuse and Neglect, (forthcoming).
Cashmore, J., Wulczyn, F. (2024). Pathways of Care: A longitudinal study of children in care in Australia: Introductory article for special issue on Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 149, 106586. [More Information]
Martschuk, N., Cashmore, J., Hoff, S., Parkinson, P., Goodman-Delahunty, J., Shackel, R., Cowdery, N., Powell, M. (2024). The importance of consistency in complainants' evidence in the decision to prosecute child sexual abuse cases. Child Abuse and Neglect, 158, 107095. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Kong, P., McLaine, M. (2023). Children's participation in care and protection decision-making matters. Laws, 12(3), 49: 1-26. [More Information]
Conley Wright, A., Cashmore, J., Wise, S., Tilbury, C. (2022). Comparative analysis of third-party permanency orders legislation in Australia. Australian Journal of Social Issues, Online. [More Information]
Graham, A., Anderson, D., Truscott, J., Simmons, C., Thomas, N., Cashmore, J., Bessell, S. (2022). Exploring the associations between student participation, wellbeing and recognition at school. Cambridge Journal of Education. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2022). Research on sexual assault to inform courts and legal professionals. Judicial Officers' Bulletin, 34(2), 15-20.
Conley Wright, A., Luu, B., Cashmore, J. (2021). Adoption in Australia: Past, present and considerations for the future. Australian Law Journal, 95, 67-80.
Cashmore, J., Taylor, A., Parkinson, P. (2020). Fourteen-year Trends in the Criminal Justice Response to Child Sexual Abuse Reports in New South Wales. Child Maltreatment, 25(1), 85-95. [More Information]
Luu, B., Conley Wright, A., Cashmore, J. (2020). Sibling networks of children adopted from out-of-home care in New South Wales, Australia. Children and Youth Services Review, 119, 1-10. [More Information]
Hodgson, N., Cashmore, J., Cowdery, N., Goodman-Delahunty, J., Martschuk, N., Parkinson, P., Powell, M., Shackel, R. (2020). The Decision to Prosecute: A Comparative Analysis of Australian Prosecutorial Guidelines. Criminal Law Journal, 44, 155-172.
Tobin, J., Cashmore, J. (2020). Thirty years of the CRC: Child protection progress, challenges and opportunities. Child Abuse and Neglect, 110, 104436. [More Information]
Luu, B., Conley Wright, A., Cashmore, J. (2019). Contact and adoption plans for children adopted from out-of-home care in New South Wales. Australian Social Work, 72(4), 404-418. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2018). Relocation and the indissolubility of parenthood. Journal of Child Custody, 15(1), 76-92. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P., Taylor, A. (2018). Trends in Prosecutions for Child Sexual Abuse in South Australia 1992-2012. Adelaide Law Review, 39(1), 99-123.
Cashmore, J., Taylor, A., Parkinson, P. (2017). The characteristics of reports to the police of child sexual abuse and the likelihood of cases proceeding to prosecution after delays in reporting. Child Abuse and Neglect, 74, 49-61. [More Information]
Ross, N., Cashmore, J. (2016). Adoption reforms New South Wales style: A comparative look. Australian Journal of Family Law, 30(1), 51-75.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2016). Children's 'wishes and feelings' in relocation disputes. Child and Family Law Quarterly, 28(2), 151-174.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2015). Reforming Relocation Law: A Reply to Prof. Thompson. Family Court Review: an interdisciplinary journal, 53(1), 56-65. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2015). Reforming Relocation Law: An Evidence-Based Approach. Family Court Review: an interdisciplinary journal, 53(1), 23-39. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2014). Gender Differences in the Context and Consequences of Child Sexual Abuse. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 26(1), 75-104.
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2014). Introduction: Responding to Historical Child Sexual Abuse and the Needs of Survivors. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 26(1), 1-4.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2014). The Use and Abuse of Social Science Research Evidence in Children's Cases. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 20(3), 239-250. [More Information]
Bell, F., Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P., Single, J. (2013). Outcomes of Child-Inclusive Mediation. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 27(1), 116-142. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2013). Responding to child sexual abuse. Australian Review of Public Affairs, May 2013, 1-4.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2013). When Mothers Stay: Adjusting to Loss After Relocation Disputes. Family Law Quarterly, 47(1), 65-96.
Cashmore, J. (2012). Child care and protection. Hot Topics: legal issues in plain language, 81, 1-24.
Bell, F., Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P., Single, J. (2012). Choosing Child-Inclusive Mediation. Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, 23(4), 253-264.
Cashmore, J. (2011). Children's participation in family law decision-making: Theoretical approaches to understanding children's views. Children and Youth Services Review, 33(4), 515-520. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J., Single, J. (2011). Mothers Wishing to Relocate with Children: Actual and Perceived Reasons. Canadian Journal of Family Law, 27(1), 11-51.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2011). Parenting arrangements for young children - A reply to Smyth, McIntosh and Kelaher. Australian Journal of Family Law, 25(3), 284-86.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2011). Parenting arrangements for young children: Messages from research. Australian Journal of Family Law, 25(3), 236-257.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J., Single, J. (2011). Post-Separation Conflict and the Use of Family Violence Orders. Sydney Law Review, 33(1), 1-38.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2011). Reasons for Disputes in High Conflict Families. Journal of Family Studies, 17(3), 186-203. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2011). The Link Between Child Maltreatment and Adolescent Offending: Systems Neglect of Adolescents. Family Matters, 89, 31-41.
Parkinson, P., Webster, A., Cashmore, J. (2010). Lawyers' Interviews with Clients about Family Violence. University of New South Wales Law Journal Forum, 16(2), 77-86.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J., Single, J. (2010). The Need for Reality Testing in Relocation Cases. Family Law Quarterly, 44(1), 1-34.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J., Webster, A. (2010). The Views of Family Lawyers on Apprehended Violence Orders After Parental Separation. Australian Journal of Family Law, 24(3), 313-336.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2009). Children''s Participation in Family Law Disputes: The views of children, parents, lawyers and counsellors. Family Matters, 82, 15-21.
Cashmore, J. (2009). Relational Aspects in the Regulation of Systems for Protecting Children. Communities Children and Families Australia, 4(1), 31-35.
Cashmore, J. (2008). A Decade Later: Issues in the Care and Protection of Children. Reform, 92, 28-31.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2008). Children's and Parents' Perceptions on Children's Participation in Decision Making After Parental Separation and Divorce. Family Court Review: an interdisciplinary journal, 46(1), 91-104. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P., Taylor, A. (2008). Overnight Stays and Children's Relationships With Resident and Nonresident Parents After Divorce. Journal of Family Issues, 29(6), 707-733. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2007). Child Witnesses: The Judicial Role. The Judicial Review: selected papers, 8(2), 281-294.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2007). Judicial Conversations With Children in Parenting Disputes: The Views Of Australian Judges. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 21(2), 160-189. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J., Single, J. (2007). Parents' and children's views on talking to judges in parenting disputes in australia. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 21(1), 84-107. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Paxman, M., Townsend, M. (2007). The Educational Outcomes of Young People 4-5 Years After Leaving Care: an Australian Perspective. Adoption and Fostering, 31(1), 50-61.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2007). What Responsibility Do Courts Have to Hear Childrenâ€™s Voices? International Journal of Childrens Rights, 15(1), 43-60. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2006). Ethical issues concerning consent in obtaining children's reports on their experience of violence. Child Abuse and Neglect, 30(9), 969-977. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Paxman, M. (2006). Predicting After-Care Outcomes: The Importance of 'Felt' Security. Child and Family Social Work, 11(3), 232-241. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Higgins, D., Bromfield, L., Scott, D. (2006). Recent Australian Child Protection and Out-of-Home Care Research: What's Been Done - and What Needs to be Done? Children Australia, 31(2), 4-11.
Cashmore, J., Paxman, M. (2006). Wards Leaving Care: Follow up five years on. Children Australia, 31(3), 18-25.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J., Single, J. (2005). Adolescents' views on the fairness of parenting and financial arrangements after separation. Family Court Review: an interdisciplinary journal, 43(3), 429-444.
Cashmore, J. (2002). Promoting the participation of children and young people in care. Child Abuse and Neglect, 26(8), 837-847.
Cashmore, J. (2001). Facilitating the participation of young people in care. Children Australia, 26, 10-15.
Cashmore, J. (2000). What the research tells us: Permanency planning, adoption and foster care. Children Australia, 25, 17-22.

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Edited Journals

Cashmore, J., Fraser, J. (2024). Pathways of Care longitudinal study: A study of children in care in NSW Australia. Child Abuse and Neglect, 149.
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2014). Current Issues in Criminal Justice: Responding to Historical Child Sexual Abuse. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 26(1).

Conferences

Shackel, R., Cashmore, J. (2023). Development of child sexual abuse prevention education for tertiary students. Child Sexual Abuse Reduction Research Network Inaugural Workshop, Adelaide: The Child Sexual Abuse Research Reduction Network.
Cashmore, J. (2015). 'Best interests' in Care Proceedings - Law, Policy and Practice. Third Annual Colloquium on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Implementation Project (the 'CRC-IP') 2015: Doing the 'Best' for Children and Young People? Best Interests, Welfare and Well-Being, Edinburgh, Scotland: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2015). Applying 'Best interests' in Child protection matters - Law, Policy and Practice. Family and Children's Court - Vietnam 2015, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Presentation.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2015). Children's perspective of relocation disputes. Commonwealth and Common Law International Family Justice Conference 2015, Coogee, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2015). Making Decisions in Children's Matters: The role of children's views. Seen and Heard: Children and the Courts - Australian National University (ANU) / National Judicial College of Australia (NJCA) Joint Conference 2015, Canberra, ACT: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2015). The role of social science evidence and children's views. Children and the law: children's representation and their voice in the legal system - Sydney Institute of Criminology, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2015). Understanding the effects of child sexual abuse and managing prosecutions. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lawyers Conference 2015, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2015). Vulnerable Children - Research, Policy and Practice. Research Symposium in Honour of Emeritus Professor Jacqueline Goodnow 2015: Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW: Presentation.
Ross, N., Cashmore, J. (2014). A comparative look at the adoption reforms in New South Wales. The Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA) Conference 2014 - Children in a Changing World: Challenges for Families and Communities, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2014). A Social Justice Focus on Historical and Institutional Child Sexual Abuse. Sydney Social Justice Network Inaugural Conference 2014, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2014). Making decisions in children's matters: The role of social science evidence and children's views. Annual Leneen Forde Public Address 2014: The Child Protection Practitioners Association of Queensland (CPPAQ), Brisbane, Qld: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2014). Managing Child Witnesses. Local Court of NSW Magistrates' Orientation Program 2014, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2014). Post-separation Parenting Arrangements with a Focus on Young Children. College of Law 2014, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2014). Understanding the long-term impact of child sexual assault on men and their relationships. International Men's Health Symposium 2014 - Improving Responses to Men Sexually Abused in Childhood: Confronting the Complexity, Brisbane, Qld: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2014). Understanding the short and long-term effects of child sexual abuse on children. Local Court of NSW Annual Conference 2014, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2008). A Longitudinal Relocation Study. Symposium on Relocation Disputes in Australia: What do we know, and what are the implications for family law and policy?, Canberra, Australia: Australian National University (ANU).
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2008). Children and the Law. Sydney University Law Society Public Forum 2008, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.

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Magazine / Newspaper Articles

Cashmore, J., Libesman, T. (2016). FactCheck Q&A: are Indigenous children ten times more likely to be living in out-of-home care? The Conversation. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2001). Early experience and brain development. National Child Protection Clearing House Newsletter, Volume 9, pages 6-9.

Research Reports

Conley Wright, A., Schurer, S., Luu, B., Collings, S., Wardle, I., Ciftci, S., Cashmore, J., Riley, L., Pope, S. (2023). Family group conferencing evaluation: final report, FACS RFT.18.234. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Taylor, A. (2021). Children's relationship with their family and carers: First five years in out of home care, 15. [More Information]
Callander, N., Cashmore, J., Foley, S., Kennard, D. (2020). Care and Protection: Working with children - A guide to best practice for children's legal practitioners, NSW, Australia: Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2018). Evaluation of the Child Sexual Offence Evidence Pilot: Final Outcome Evaluation Report, (pp. 1 - 133). Sydney, Australia: Victims Services, NSW Department of Justice. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2017). Assessing the different dimensions and degrees of risk of child sexual abuse in institutions, (pp. 5 - 110). Sydney, Australia: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Katz, I., Shackel, R., Valentine, K. (2017). Evaluation of the Child Sexual Offence Evidence Pilot: Process Evaluation Report, (pp. 1 - 11). Sydney, Australia: Social Policy Research Centre: University of NSW. [More Information]
Graham, A., Cashmore, J., Truscott, J., Bell, F., Anderson, D., Beckhouse, K., Alex, M. (2017). Family law: Working with children. A good practice guide, Australia: Legal Aid NSW. [More Information]
Anderson, D., Graham, A., Cashmore, J., Bell, F., Beckhouse, K., Alex, M. (2016). Independent children's lawyers: Views of children and young people, Australia: Legal Aid NSW.
Cashmore, J., Taylor, A., Shackel, R., Parkinson, P. (2016). The Impact of Delayed Reporting on the Prosecution and Outcomes of Child Sexual Abuse Cases, August 2016, (pp. 1 - 309). Sydney, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2013). The long-term effects of child sexual abuse, CFCA Paper No. 11 2013, (pp. 1 - 29). Canberra, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P., Weston, R., Patulny, R., Redmond, G., Qu, L., Baxter, J., Rajkovic, M., Sitek, T., Katz, I. (2010). Shared Care Parenting Arrangements since the 2006 Family Law Reforms: Report to the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department, (pp. 1 - 158). Sydney, Australia: Social Policy Research Centre: University of NSW. [More Information]

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2025

Napier, S., Seto, M., Shackel, R., Cashmore, J., McGeechan, K. (2025). Viewing Child Sexual Abuse Material for the First Time: Findings from an Anonymous Survey of Internet Users. Sexual Abuse: a journal of research and treatment, (forthcoming).

2024

Stricker-Phelps, G., Cashmore, J. (2024). "Heard" but unrepresented: making the case for the independent legal representation of children in adoption from care proceedings in New South Wales. Australian Law Journal, 98(4), 286-300.
Napier, S., Seto, M., Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2024). Characteristics that Predict Exposure to and Subsequent Intentional Viewing of Child Sexual Abuse Material Among a Community Sample of Internet Users. Child Abuse and Neglect, (forthcoming).
Cashmore, J., Fraser, J. (2024). Pathways of Care longitudinal study: A study of children in care in NSW Australia. Child Abuse and Neglect, 149.
Cashmore, J., Wulczyn, F. (2024). Pathways of Care: A longitudinal study of children in care in Australia: Introductory article for special issue on Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 149, 106586. [More Information]
Goodman-Delahunty, J., Cashmore, J., Dilevski, N. (2024). Prosecutorial decision-making in cases of child sexual abuse: Lessons from Australia. In M. K. Miller, L. A. Yelderman, M. T. Huss & J. A. Cantone (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of psychology and legal decision-making, (pp. 240-258). UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
Martschuk, N., Cashmore, J., Hoff, S., Parkinson, P., Goodman-Delahunty, J., Shackel, R., Cowdery, N., Powell, M. (2024). The importance of consistency in complainants' evidence in the decision to prosecute child sexual abuse cases. Child Abuse and Neglect, 158, 107095. [More Information]

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2023

Cashmore, J., Taylor, N. (2023). Child protection in Australia and New Zealand: An overview of systems. In J. D. Berrick, N. Gilbert & M. Skivenes (Eds.), Oxford handbook of child protection systems, (pp. 25-46). Online: Oxford Academic. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Kong, P., McLaine, M. (2023). Children's participation in care and protection decision-making matters. Laws, 12(3), 49: 1-26. [More Information]
Shackel, R., Cashmore, J. (2023). Development of child sexual abuse prevention education for tertiary students. Child Sexual Abuse Reduction Research Network Inaugural Workshop, Adelaide: The Child Sexual Abuse Research Reduction Network.
Conley Wright, A., Schurer, S., Luu, B., Collings, S., Wardle, I., Ciftci, S., Cashmore, J., Riley, L., Pope, S. (2023). Family group conferencing evaluation: final report, FACS RFT.18.234. [More Information]

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2022

Woodrow, C., Grace, R., Cashmore, J. (2022). Approaches to policy and practice to support children, families and communities. In R.Grace, J. Bowes, & C.Woodrow (Eds.), Children, families and communities (6th edition). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Conley Wright, A., Cashmore, J. (2022). Child protection and out-of-home care. In R.Grace, J. Bowes, & C.Woodrow (Eds.), Children, families and communities (6th edition). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Conley Wright, A., Cashmore, J., Wise, S., Tilbury, C. (2022). Comparative analysis of third-party permanency orders legislation in Australia. Australian Journal of Social Issues, Online. [More Information]
Graham, A., Anderson, D., Truscott, J., Simmons, C., Thomas, N., Cashmore, J., Bessell, S. (2022). Exploring the associations between student participation, wellbeing and recognition at school. Cambridge Journal of Education. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2022). Research on sexual assault to inform courts and legal professionals. Judicial Officers' Bulletin, 34(2), 15-20.

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2021

Conley Wright, A., Luu, B., Cashmore, J. (2021). Adoption in Australia: Past, present and considerations for the future. Australian Law Journal, 95, 67-80.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2021). Children's experiences of shared care. In J. M. de Torres Perea, E. Kruk & M. Ortiz-Tallo (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Shared Parenting and Best Interest of the Child, (pp. 15-26). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Taylor, A. (2021). Children's relationship with their family and carers: First five years in out of home care, 15. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Conley Wright, A., Hoff, S. (2021). Children's views, best interests and evolving capacities in consenting to their own adoption: A study of NSW Supreme Court Judgements for adoptions from care. In B Sloan, C. Fenton-Glynn (Eds.), Parental Guidance, State Responsibility and Evolving Capacities: Article 5 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, (pp. 232-256). Leiden: Brill. [More Information]

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2020

Callander, N., Cashmore, J., Foley, S., Kennard, D. (2020). Care and Protection: Working with children - A guide to best practice for children's legal practitioners, NSW, Australia: Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Taylor, A., Parkinson, P. (2020). Fourteen-year Trends in the Criminal Justice Response to Child Sexual Abuse Reports in New South Wales. Child Maltreatment, 25(1), 85-95. [More Information]
Luu, B., Conley Wright, A., Cashmore, J. (2020). Sibling networks of children adopted from out-of-home care in New South Wales, Australia. Children and Youth Services Review, 119, 1-10. [More Information]
Hodgson, N., Cashmore, J., Cowdery, N., Goodman-Delahunty, J., Martschuk, N., Parkinson, P., Powell, M., Shackel, R. (2020). The Decision to Prosecute: A Comparative Analysis of Australian Prosecutorial Guidelines. Criminal Law Journal, 44, 155-172.
Tobin, J., Cashmore, J. (2020). Thirty years of the CRC: Child protection progress, challenges and opportunities. Child Abuse and Neglect, 110, 104436. [More Information]

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2019

Tobin, J., Cashmore, J. (2019). Article 19: The Right to Protection against All Forms of Violence. In John Tobin (Eds.), The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Commentary, (pp. 687-724). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
Tobin, J., Cashmore, J. (2019). Article 9: The Right Not to Be Separated from Parents. In John Tobin (Eds.), The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Commentary, (pp. 307-342). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2019). Children's Participation in Decisions about Parenting Arrangements. In James G. Dwyer (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Children and the Law, (pp. 1-23). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
Luu, B., Conley Wright, A., Cashmore, J. (2019). Contact and adoption plans for children adopted from out-of-home care in New South Wales. Australian Social Work, 72(4), 404-418. [More Information]

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2018

Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2018). Evaluation of the Child Sexual Offence Evidence Pilot: Final Outcome Evaluation Report, (pp. 1 - 133). Sydney, Australia: Victims Services, NSW Department of Justice. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2018). Relocation and the indissolubility of parenthood. Journal of Child Custody, 15(1), 76-92. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P., Taylor, A. (2018). Trends in Prosecutions for Child Sexual Abuse in South Australia 1992-2012. Adelaide Law Review, 39(1), 99-123.

2017

Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2017). Assessing the different dimensions and degrees of risk of child sexual abuse in institutions, (pp. 5 - 110). Sydney, Australia: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Horsfall, B. (2017). Child Maltreatment. In Lisa Young, Mary Anne Kenny, Geoffrey Monahan (Eds.), Children and the Law in Australia - 2nd Edition, (pp. 103-131). Sydney: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Cashmore, J. (2017). Child Protection and Out-of-Home Care. In Rebekah Grace, Kerry Hodge, Catherine McMahon (Eds.), Children, Families and Communities - 5th Edition, (pp. 269-291). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Cashmore, J. (2017). Child Witnesses. In Lisa Young, Mary Anne Kenny, Geoffrey Monahan (Eds.), Children and the Law in Australia - 2nd Edition, (pp. 563-586). Sydney: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Grace, R., Cashmore, J., Scott, D., Hayes, A. (2017). Effective Policy to Support Children, Families and Communities. In Rebekah Grace, Kerry Hodge, Catherine McMahon (Eds.), Children, Families and Communities - 5th Edition, (pp. 358-382). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Cashmore, J., Katz, I., Shackel, R., Valentine, K. (2017). Evaluation of the Child Sexual Offence Evidence Pilot: Process Evaluation Report, (pp. 1 - 11). Sydney, Australia: Social Policy Research Centre: University of NSW. [More Information]
Graham, A., Cashmore, J., Truscott, J., Bell, F., Anderson, D., Beckhouse, K., Alex, M. (2017). Family law: Working with children. A good practice guide, Australia: Legal Aid NSW. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Taylor, A., Parkinson, P. (2017). The characteristics of reports to the police of child sexual abuse and the likelihood of cases proceeding to prosecution after delays in reporting. Child Abuse and Neglect, 74, 49-61. [More Information]

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2016

Cashmore, J. (2016). 'Best Interests' in Care Proceedings: Law, Policy and Practice. In Elaine E. Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane (Eds.), Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Best Interests, Welfare and Well-being, (pp. 326-340). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
Ross, N., Cashmore, J. (2016). Adoption reforms New South Wales style: A comparative look. Australian Journal of Family Law, 30(1), 51-75.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2016). Children's 'wishes and feelings' in relocation disputes. Child and Family Law Quarterly, 28(2), 151-174.
Cashmore, J., Libesman, T. (2016). FactCheck Q&A: are Indigenous children ten times more likely to be living in out-of-home care? The Conversation. [More Information]
Anderson, D., Graham, A., Cashmore, J., Bell, F., Beckhouse, K., Alex, M. (2016). Independent children's lawyers: Views of children and young people, Australia: Legal Aid NSW.
Parkinson, P., Taylor, N., Cashmore, J., Austin, W. (2016). Relocation, Research, and Child Custody Disputes. In Leslie Drozd, Michael Saini and Nancy Olesen (Eds.), Parenting Plan Evaluations: Applied Research for the Family Court - Second Edition, (pp. 431-459). New York: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Taylor, A., Shackel, R., Parkinson, P. (2016). The Impact of Delayed Reporting on the Prosecution and Outcomes of Child Sexual Abuse Cases, August 2016, (pp. 1 - 309). Sydney, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia. [More Information]

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2015

Cashmore, J. (2015). 'Best interests' in Care Proceedings - Law, Policy and Practice. Third Annual Colloquium on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Implementation Project (the 'CRC-IP') 2015: Doing the 'Best' for Children and Young People? Best Interests, Welfare and Well-Being, Edinburgh, Scotland: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2015). Applying 'Best interests' in Child protection matters - Law, Policy and Practice. Family and Children's Court - Vietnam 2015, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Presentation.
Cashmore, J., Mendes, P. (2015). Children and Young People Leaving Care. In Anne B. Smith (Eds.), Enhancing Children's Rights: Connecting Research, Policy and Practice, (pp. 140-150). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2015). Children's perspective of relocation disputes. Commonwealth and Common Law International Family Justice Conference 2015, Coogee, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2015). Making Decisions in Children's Matters: The role of children's views. Seen and Heard: Children and the Courts - Australian National University (ANU) / National Judicial College of Australia (NJCA) Joint Conference 2015, Canberra, ACT: Presentation.
Graham, A., Fitzgerald, R., Cashmore, J. (2015). Professionals' Conceptions of Children, Childhood and Participation in an Australian Family Relationship Services Sector Organization. In Tali Gal, Benedetta Faedi Duramy (Eds.), International Perspectives and Empirical Findings on Child Participation: From Social Exclusion to Child-Inclusive Policies, (pp. 257-280). New York: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2015). Reforming Relocation Law: A Reply to Prof. Thompson. Family Court Review: an interdisciplinary journal, 53(1), 56-65. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2015). Reforming Relocation Law: An Evidence-Based Approach. Family Court Review: an interdisciplinary journal, 53(1), 23-39. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2015). The role of social science evidence and children's views. Children and the law: children's representation and their voice in the legal system - Sydney Institute of Criminology, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2015). Understanding the effects of child sexual abuse and managing prosecutions. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lawyers Conference 2015, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2015). Vulnerable Children - Research, Policy and Practice. Research Symposium in Honour of Emeritus Professor Jacqueline Goodnow 2015: Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW: Presentation.

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2014

Ross, N., Cashmore, J. (2014). A comparative look at the adoption reforms in New South Wales. The Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA) Conference 2014 - Children in a Changing World: Challenges for Families and Communities, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2014). A Social Justice Focus on Historical and Institutional Child Sexual Abuse. Sydney Social Justice Network Inaugural Conference 2014, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
McWilliams, K., Augusti, E., Dion, J., Block, S., Melinder, A., Cashmore, J., Goodman, G. (2014). Children as Witnesses. In Gary Melton, Asher Ben-Arieh, Judith Cashmore, Gail S.Goodman, Natalie K. Worley (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Child Research, (pp. 285-299). Los Angeles, USA: Sage Publications. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2014). Children in Exceptional Circumstances. In Gary Melton, Asher Ben-Arieh, Judith Cashmore, Gail S.Goodman, Natalie K. Worley (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Child Research, (pp. 197-207). Los Angeles, USA: Sage Publications. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2014). Children in the out-of-home care system. In Alan Hayes, Daryl Higgins (Eds.), Families, policy and the law: Selected essays on contemporary issues for Australia, (pp. 143-150). Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2014). Children Living Away from Home. In Gary Melton, Asher Ben-Arieh, Judith Cashmore, Gail S.Goodman, Natalie K. Worley (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Child Research, (pp. 316-338). Los Angeles, USA: Sage Publications. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2014). Current Issues in Criminal Justice: Responding to Historical Child Sexual Abuse. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 26(1).
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2014). Gender Differences in the Context and Consequences of Child Sexual Abuse. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 26(1), 75-104.
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2014). Introduction: Responding to Historical Child Sexual Abuse and the Needs of Survivors. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 26(1), 1-4.
Cashmore, J. (2014). Making decisions in children's matters: The role of social science evidence and children's views. Annual Leneen Forde Public Address 2014: The Child Protection Practitioners Association of Queensland (CPPAQ), Brisbane, Qld: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2014). Managing Child Witnesses. Local Court of NSW Magistrates' Orientation Program 2014, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2014). Post-separation Parenting Arrangements with a Focus on Young Children. College of Law 2014, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Melton, G., Ben-Arieh, A., Cashmore, J., Goodman, G., Worley, N. (2014). The SAGE Handbook of Child Research. Los Angeles, USA: Sage Publications.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2014). The Use and Abuse of Social Science Research Evidence in Children's Cases. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 20(3), 239-250. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2014). Understanding the long-term impact of child sexual assault on men and their relationships. International Men's Health Symposium 2014 - Improving Responses to Men Sexually Abused in Childhood: Confronting the Complexity, Brisbane, Qld: Presentation.
Cashmore, J. (2014). Understanding the short and long-term effects of child sexual abuse on children. Local Court of NSW Annual Conference 2014, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.

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2013

Cashmore, J. (2013). Juvenile Justice: Australian Court Responses Situated in the International Context. In Rosemary Sheehan, Allan Borowski (Eds.), Australias Childrens Courts Today and Tomorrow, (pp. 197-207). Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media. [More Information]
Bell, F., Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P., Single, J. (2013). Outcomes of Child-Inclusive Mediation. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 27(1), 116-142. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2013). Responding to child sexual abuse. Australian Review of Public Affairs, May 2013, 1-4.
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2013). The long-term effects of child sexual abuse, CFCA Paper No. 11 2013, (pp. 1 - 29). Canberra, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2013). When Mothers Stay: Adjusting to Loss After Relocation Disputes. Family Law Quarterly, 47(1), 65-96.

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2012

Cashmore, J. (2012). Child care and protection. Hot Topics: legal issues in plain language, 81, 1-24.
Cashmore, J. (2012). Child Protection and Out-of-Home Care. In Jennifer Bowes, Rebekah Grace, Kerry Hodge (Eds.), Children, Families and Communities: Contexts and Consequences (4th Ed), (pp. 217-238). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Bell, F., Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P., Single, J. (2012). Choosing Child-Inclusive Mediation. Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, 23(4), 253-264.
Bowes, J., Hayes, A., Cashmore, J., Hodge, K. (2012). Policy Support for Children, Families and Communities. In Jennifer Bowes, Rebekah Grace, Kerry Hodge (Eds.), Children, Families and Communities: Contexts and Consequences (4th Ed), (pp. 289-307). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

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2011

Saunders, B., Cashmore, J. (2011). Australia: The Ongoing Debate About Ending Physical Punishment. In J E Durrant and A B Smith (Eds.), Global Pathways to Abolishing Physical Punishment: Realizing Childrens Rights, (pp. 83-97). New York: Routledge imprint of Taylor & Francis. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2011). Children's participation in family law decision-making: Theoretical approaches to understanding children's views. Children and Youth Services Review, 33(4), 515-520. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J., Single, J. (2011). Mothers Wishing to Relocate with Children: Actual and Perceived Reasons. Canadian Journal of Family Law, 27(1), 11-51.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2011). Parenting arrangements for young children - A reply to Smyth, McIntosh and Kelaher. Australian Journal of Family Law, 25(3), 284-86.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2011). Parenting arrangements for young children: Messages from research. Australian Journal of Family Law, 25(3), 236-257.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J., Single, J. (2011). Post-Separation Conflict and the Use of Family Violence Orders. Sydney Law Review, 33(1), 1-38.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2011). Reasons for Disputes in High Conflict Families. Journal of Family Studies, 17(3), 186-203. [More Information]
Cashmore, J. (2011). The Link Between Child Maltreatment and Adolescent Offending: Systems Neglect of Adolescents. Family Matters, 89, 31-41.

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2010

Parkinson, P., Webster, A., Cashmore, J. (2010). Lawyers' Interviews with Clients about Family Violence. University of New South Wales Law Journal Forum, 16(2), 77-86.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P., Weston, R., Patulny, R., Redmond, G., Qu, L., Baxter, J., Rajkovic, M., Sitek, T., Katz, I. (2010). Shared Care Parenting Arrangements since the 2006 Family Law Reforms: Report to the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department, (pp. 1 - 158). Sydney, Australia: Social Policy Research Centre: University of NSW. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J., Single, J. (2010). The Need for Reality Testing in Relocation Cases. Family Law Quarterly, 44(1), 1-34.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J., Webster, A. (2010). The Views of Family Lawyers on Apprehended Violence Orders After Parental Separation. Australian Journal of Family Law, 24(3), 313-336.

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2009

Cashmore, J. (2009). Child Protection and Out-of-home Care: The Responsibility of Families, Community and State. In Jennifer Bowes, Rebekah Grace (Eds.), Children, Families and Communities: Contexts and Consequences, (pp. 165-185). Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press.
Cashmore, J., Connolly, M., Harms, L. (2009). Child Welfare Practice. In Marie Connolly, Louise Harms (Eds.), Social Work Contexts and Practice, (pp. 65-108). South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2009). Children''s Participation in Family Law Disputes: The views of children, parents, lawyers and counsellors. Family Matters, 82, 15-21.
Cashmore, J. (2009). Relational Aspects in the Regulation of Systems for Protecting Children. Communities Children and Families Australia, 4(1), 31-35.

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2008

Cashmore, J. (2008). A Decade Later: Issues in the Care and Protection of Children. Reform, 92, 28-31.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2008). A Longitudinal Relocation Study. Symposium on Relocation Disputes in Australia: What do we know, and what are the implications for family law and policy?, Canberra, Australia: Australian National University (ANU).
Cashmore, J., Mendes, P. (2008). Australia. In Mike Stein and Emily R Munro (Eds.), Young Peoples Transitions from Care to Adulthood: International Research and Practice, (pp. 23-35). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Cashmore, J. (2008). Child Witnesses. In Geoff Monahan, Lisa Young (Eds.), Children and the Law in Australia, (pp. 523-543). Sydney: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Cashmore, J., Shackel, R. (2008). Children and the Law. Sydney University Law Society Public Forum 2008, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2008). Children's and Parents' Perceptions on Children's Participation in Decision Making After Parental Separation and Divorce. Family Court Review: an interdisciplinary journal, 46(1), 91-104. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P., Taylor, A. (2008). Overnight Stays and Children's Relationships With Resident and Nonresident Parents After Divorce. Journal of Family Issues, 29(6), 707-733. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2008). The Voice of a Child in Family Law Disputes. New York, USA: Oxford University Press. [More Information]

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2007

Cashmore, J. (2007). Child Witnesses: The Judicial Role. The Judicial Review: selected papers, 8(2), 281-294.
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. (2007). Judicial Conversations With Children in Parenting Disputes: The Views Of Australian Judges. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 21(2), 160-189. [More Information]
Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J., Single, J. (2007). Parents' and children's views on talking to judges in parenting disputes in australia. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 21(1), 84-107. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Paxman, M., Townsend, M. (2007). The Educational Outcomes of Young People 4-5 Years After Leaving Care: an Australian Perspective. Adoption and Fostering, 31(1), 50-61.
Cashmore, J., Parkinson, P. (2007). What Responsibility Do Courts Have to Hear Childrenâ€™s Voices? International Journal of Childrens Rights, 15(1), 43-60. [More Information]

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2006

Cashmore, J. (2006). Ethical issues concerning consent in obtaining children's reports on their experience of violence. Child Abuse and Neglect, 30(9), 969-977. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Paxman, M. (2006). Predicting After-Care Outcomes: The Importance of 'Felt' Security. Child and Family Social Work, 11(3), 232-241. [More Information]
Cashmore, J., Higgins, D., Bromfield, L., Scott, D. (2006). Recent Australian Child Protection and Out-of-Home Care Research: What's Been Done - and What Needs to be Done? Children Australia, 31(2), 4-11.
Cashmore, J., Paxman, M. (2006). Wards Leaving Care: Follow up five years on. Children Australia, 31(3), 18-25.
Cashmore, J. (2006). Yasser. In Natalie Bolzan, Michael Darcy & Jan Mason (Eds.), Fenced In Fenced Out: Border Protection, Asylum and Detention in Australia, (pp. 9-12). Melbourne: Common Ground Publishing.

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2005

Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J., Single, J. (2005). Adolescents' views on the fairness of parenting and financial arrangements after separation. Family Court Review: an interdisciplinary journal, 43(3), 429-444.

2003

Cashmore, J. (2003). Children's participation in family law matters. In Christine Hallett & Alan Prout (Eds.), Hearing the Voices of Children: Social Policy for a New Century, (pp. 158-176). London: RoutledgeFalmer imprint of Taylor & Francis. [More Information]

2002

Cashmore, J. (2002). Innovative Procedures For Child Witnesses. In H Westcott, G M Davies & R Bull (Eds.), Children's Testimony: A Handbook of psychological research and forensic practice, (pp. 203-218). UK: John Wiley & Sons.
Cashmore, J. (2002). Promoting the participation of children and young people in care. Child Abuse and Neglect, 26(8), 837-847.

2001

Cashmore, J. (2001). Early experience and brain development. National Child Protection Clearing House Newsletter, Volume 9, pages 6-9.
Cashmore, J. (2001). Facilitating the participation of young people in care. Children Australia, 26, 10-15.
Cashmore, J. (2001). Family, early development and the life course: Common risk and protective factors in pathways to prevention. In Not known (Eds.), The Social Origins of Health and Well-being, (pp. 216-224). TBC.

2000

Cashmore, J., Kiely, P. (2000). Implementing and evaluating Family Group Conference: The New South Wales Experience. In G Burford, J Hudson (Eds.), Family Group Conferencing: New Directions in Community-Centered Child and Family Practice, (pp. 242-252). United States: Transaction Publishers.
Cashmore, J. (2000). What the research tells us: Permanency planning, adoption and foster care. Children Australia, 25, 17-22.

Selected Grants

2023

The dignity by design project: survivor-led system redesign, Heward-Belle S, Cashmore J, Chung D, Shackel R, Phillips R, Luu B, The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse/Research

2022

Characteristics and risk profiles for youth who go missing or run away from out-of-home care, Conley Wright A, Schurer S, Luu B, Cashmore J, Pope S, James Martin Institute for Public Policy/JMI Policy Challenge Grant

2019

Fostering lifelong connections for children in permanent care, Conley Wright A, Riley L, Collings S, Cashmore J, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP)

2018

How are decisions made in Childrens Court care matters and what are the outcomes for children, Cashmore J, Department of Family and Community Services (NSW)/Research Support
Permanency Amendments Longitudinal Study, Wise S, Cashmore J, Department of Health & Human Services, Victoria/Partnership Project

2017

Measuring social investment for children in different child welfare permanency pathways: a scoping study, Conley Wright A, Schurer S, Harmon C, Cashmore J, Zhou Q, Cobb-Clark D, DVC Research/Sydney Policy Lab

2016

Threshold decision-making in deciding whether to prosecute for child sexual assault, Cashmore J, Cashmore J, Shackel R, Goodman-Delahunty J, Powell M, Parkinson P, Cowdery N, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)

2015

Improving well-being through student participation at school, Graham A, Cashmore J, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP)

2013

The impact of delayed reporting on the prosecution of child sexual assault cases and the outcomes, Cashmore J, Shackel R, Parkinson P, Attorney Generals Department/Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
How are decisions made in Childrens Court care matters and what are the outcomes for children, Cashmore J, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
Making Rights Real: A Regional, Comparative Approach to Disability and Children's Rights in International Law., Cashmore J, Crock M, McCallum R, Saul B, Office of Global Engagement/IPDF Grant

2010

Shared Care Parenting Arrangements since the 2006 Family Law Reforms, Katz I, Parkinson P, Cashmore J, Commonwealth Attorney Generals Department/Research Support

2008

Relocation after parental separation: a longitudinal study, Cashmore J, Chisholm R, Parkinson P, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)

2005

Relocation after parental separation and the best interests of children, Cashmore J, Chisholm R, Parkinson P, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)

2001

Childrens involvement in decision-making about residence and contact in family law proceedings., Cashmore J, Parkinson P, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)

Invited presentations

‘Research on out-of-home care outcomes to inform decision-making for magistrates’, Children’s Court Magistrates and Registrars’ Section 16 Conference (Sydney, May 2024)
Translating socio-legal research concerning children into pactice (Dunedin, University of Otago, May 2024).
‘Children's participation and children's voices in care matters’, Children’s Court NSW Workshop on Children’s Participation (Sydney June 2023)
Convenor and facilitator, ‘Roundtable with Police and Prosecutors on Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse’ (University of Sydney Law School, May 2023)
‘Children’s experiences in court’, National Judicial College of Australia (Hobart, February 2023)
‘Are we (still) not listening to children and young people in the child protection system and out-of-home care?’ Children, Trauma and the Law, Southern Cross University (Lismore, October 2022)
‘Relationships, relationships, relationships: Building enduring connections for children in and young people beyond care’, CREATE Conference (Sydney, April 2022)
‘Children’s voices in family law matters involving family violence’, Comparative Family Law Conference (Roskilde University, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2022)
‘Commentary ‘Emerging challenges in the management of sexual assault trials’, Sexual Assault Conference (Monash, Melbourne, June 2022)
‘Children’s relationships and experience of out-of-home care’, NSW Child Protection Legal Conference: Working Together for Children and Families (Sydney, March 2021)
Convenor and facilitator, Child Sexual Abuse Roundtable with Police and Prosecutors’ Sydney Institute of Criminology (University of Sydney Law School, November 2019)
‘Evidence-based socio-legal research - Helping to inform legal and other professionals’, 6th Annual Association of Family Conciliators Conference (Sydney, August 2019)
‘The ethics of 21st Century ‘Family Justice’ research and Its application to professional practice’, 6th Annual Association of Family Conciliators Conference (Sydney, August 2019)
‘Adoption from out-of-home care: Guidance for children, children’s views re consent and contact’ UN CRC Article 5 Invited Seminar (Cambridge University UK, July 2019)
‘Children’s best Interests and contact orders in New South Wales Supreme Court adoption matters: A case file audit study on contact decision-making’ , International Centre for
Family Law, Policy, and Practice (University of Westminster, London 2019)
‘Revisiting 15 years later – Better Outcomes for Our Kids: Linking Research, Policy and Practice’, Centre for Children and Young People, Southern Cross University (Lismore, June 2019)
‘Messages from socio-legal research for family lawyers’, Lawyer for Child Forum (University of Otago, Dunedin, March 2019)
‘Making decisions in Children’s Court care matters: The role of social science evidence and children’s views’, International Congress on Law and Mental Health (Prague, 2017)
‘Outcomes for children in relocation matters’ International Family Law (Amsterdam, July 2017)
‘Making decisions in Children’s Court care matters: The role of social science evidence and expert reports’, 7th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights (Dublin, June 2017)
‘Adoption reforms in Australia: A comparative look’, International Centre for Family Law, Policy, and Practice (Kings College, London, July 2016)

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