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Young people and crime

The history of juvenile justice in Australia has been one of constant change and re-evaluation, reflecting changing community concerns about law and order and the welfare of child offenders. The current system combines both welfare and justice models, balancing principles of accountability and proportionality of sentence, minimising formal intervention and increasing opportunities for restorative justice and reintegration into the community.

Other publications

• Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth annual report [Variant title: ARACY annual report]
  Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY). 2004-

Recent publications

• Technical and background paper: Measuring juvenile recidivism in Australia
  24 May 2011
• What makes juvenile offenders different from adult offenders?
  23 February 2011
• Police diversion of young offenders and Indigenous over-representation
  23 March 2010
• Covert and cyber bullying
  26 February 2010
• Juveniles' contact with the criminal justice system in Australia
  28 September 2009
• Intrafamilial adolescent sex offenders: psychological profile and treatment
  22 July 2009
• Adolescence, pornography and harm
  04 March 2009
• Implementing safer school leavers' celebrations
  22 November 2007
• Targeting youth gangs at a grassroots level
  02 October 2007
• Pre-court diversion in the Northern Territory : impact on juvenile reoffending
  04 June 2007
• Child protection and Indigenous status
  01 August 2006
• Juvenile justice supervision in Australia
  20 June 2006
• Experiences of neglect and abuse amongst juvenile detainees
  14 March 2006
• A micro-simulation model of the juvenile justice system in Queensland
  04 February 2006
• The age of criminal responsibility
  13 September 2005

Recent events

• Young people, risk and resilience: The challenges of alcohol, drugs and violence conference
  07 March 2011
• Multi-problem risk profiles of youth in custody
  15 February 2011
• The role of schools in crime prevention
  01 October 2002
• Children, Young People and Communities - The Future is in our Hands
  27 March 2001
• Children and crime : victims and offenders
  11 June 1999