Police cautions may be a way of stopping a young person from taking the first steps in a criminal career, both by serving as a warning to first-time offenders and to avoid the stigma of a court appearance. In this study of all persons born in Queensland in 1984, Susan Dennison, Anna Stewart and Emily...

Narelle McGlusky and Lenora Thaker explore the literacy and numeracy support systems available to Indigenous VET students and determine which systems work for both students and teachers and produce positive outcomes for Indigenous students, including successful completion. They outline a set of best practice guidelines for designing and developing literacy and numeracy support systems for...

Paul Memmott, Stephen Long and Linda Thomson find that the people of Dajarra, Alpurrurulam and Mt Isa, although exceptionally mobile by Australian mainstream standards are, for the most, relatively stable in their customary attachment to their home community, country and their cultural region. This is despite the hardships of living in remote semi-arid locations, despite...

Historically the components of the criminal justice system, police, courts and corrections, have acted separately, even though actions impinge on all sections. Michael Livingston, Anna Stewart and Gerard Palk describe a simulation model for assessing the short and long term impacts of policy changes across all sectors of the Queensland juvenile justice system.

Vocational education and training (VET) programs for young people in schools have significantly expanded over the past decade. Janet Porter investigates stakeholders’ views on school-based vocational programs in New South Wales and Queensland schools from 2000 to 2002, and examines the objectives and expected outcomes for students, school VET coordinators, trainers and employers. The research...