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Juvenile offenders

Alternative labels
Youth offenders
Youth violence
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Crime
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Juvenile offenders
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Report

Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2021–22


This report presents data on the number of young people released from a supervised youth justice sentence who then returned – that is, young people who received another supervised sentence after the end of their first, or index sentence. Supervised sentences include both community-based and detention sentences.
Evaluation

Place-based approaches to tackling local youth violence: a review of evidence on models, implementation and impacts

Michelle Irving, Emma Wills, Jade Mitchell, Amy Hall, Baoyi Tan, Jane Lewis, Aron Shlonsky

This report sets out the findings of a series of linked studies drawing together evidence about place-based approaches to reduce youth violence. The project was commissioned by the Youth Endowment Fund (UK) to support their key strategic work using place-based approaches.
Report

Care criminalisation of children with disability in child protection systems


The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability commissioned this research to improve understanding of the pathways that lead children with disability from their contact with child protection system to entering the criminal justice system.
Report

Youth justice in Australia 2021-22


This report looks at young people who were under youth justice supervision in Australia during 2021–22 because of their involvement or alleged involvement in crime. It explores the key aspects of supervision, both in the community and in detention, as well as recent trends.
Research Summary

Sentencing of offences committed by children aged under 14 in Queensland


The Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council has released this brief, which examines the sentencing of children aged 10–13 between 2005–06 to 2021–22.