This report analyses the youth detention population in Australia, aged 10 and over, for the four year period from the June quarter 2020 to the June quarter 2024. It presents states and territory trends, including the impact of changes to the minimum age of criminal responsibility introduced in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern...

A developmental evaluation of 9 through-care services that provide opt-in intensive, holistic, trauma and culturally informed case management to support people in youth detention and prison to transition successfully back into their communities and avoid reoffending. The evaluation provides understanding into whether the through-care models are operating as intended; if implementation had improved outcomes for...

Data from the 10 years from 2013 to 2023 shows children and young people who have been maltreated are at greater risk of engaging in criminal activity and of entering the youth justice system. This report is the first to incorporate 10 years of data.

Australia is failing to implement effective, child rights-based approaches to reform child justice systems. This report investigates opportunities for reform based on evidence and the protection of human rights. It proposes an approach that addresses the social determinants of justice through upstream reform improving child health, learning and wellbeing.

This report examines interactions of young people aged 10 to 13 years with the NSW criminal justice system in 2023. The study finds that the number of young people offending is small and these children have overwhelmingly experienced significant childhood trauma and disadvantage prior to their contact with the justice system.