Audio interview
How to disentangle disadvantaged children from the justice system
Publisher
Social issues
Child welfare
Justice
Courts
Poverty
Criminal justice
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous children
Australia
Description
Eli Melky, who served as the Country Liberal Party's assistant treasurer before aligning himself with the Palmer United Party, says he is outraged by treatment of young people in juvenile detention and has announced he will stand against the Northern Territory's Chief Minister Adam Giles in next month's election. But people are starting to ask questions about the factors that put children in detention in the first place, including parenting, trauma and education. PM speaks to Jane Vadiveloo, CEO and founder of Children's Ground, an organisation that works with communities affected by intergenerational disadvantage.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2016
Post date:
3 Aug 2016