Overview: This fact sheet summarises some of the key similarities and differences between young people and adults in the justice systems in Australia. In all states and territories, young people aged 10 and over can be charged with a criminal offence. Separate justice systems exist for young people and adults, each with specific legislation. In...

This fact sheet summarises information on the number of supervised orders administered by state and territory youth justice agencies, and the periods of supervision experienced by young people in 2012–13.

The Victorian Law Reform Commission has published its report on the review of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 (CMIA). The report contains 107 recommendations for legislative reform to ensure the CMIA operates justly, effectively and consistently with its underlying principles. The key recommendations are: that a set of statutory...

This report explores the types of youth justice supervision experienced by particular cohorts of young people.

Indigenous children are over represented in areas where child safety and security are compromised, argues this report. Summary National data show that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are over-represented in various aspects of child safety compared with their non-Indigenous counterparts. In particular, Indigenous children have higher rates of hospitalisations and deaths due to injury...