Important questions are being asked about why children were abused in juvenile detention in the Northern Territory. But we also need to ask why children are being detained at all.
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The Don Dale scandal is an opportunity to ask whether incarceration achieves the aims it sets out to achieve, or just further hardens criminals.
The royal commission’s terms of reference hold some promise, but more needs to be done about juvenile justice and child protection systems across Australia.
The shocking incidents at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, revealed this week, are not in isolation.
The abuse at Don Dale detention centre has been known for some time, but nothing has been done about it.
Awareness of social factors, such as society’s perpetuation of masculinity, are critical to understanding the interconnections between trauma, disadvantage and substance abuse in young men.
The predictable path into prison for Aboriginal people with disabilities is preventable. Here are some solutions.
Many young people in jail suffer fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Diagnosing these before sentencing will establish the most appropriate path for these vulnerable offenders, which often isn’t jail.
Young people in custody or serving community-based orders suffer from depression, substance abuse and dependence at significantly…
Improving health services in the juvenile justice system and the community could reduce the risk of youth offenders repeating anti-social behaviours, an Australian study has found. Published in the Journal…
The Queensland Attorney-General, Jarrod Bleijie, has authorised a tender process for the operation of two youth boot camps. The camps, aimed at 13 to 17 year olds, are to be trialled in Cairns and on the…
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Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Youth Work & Youth Studies, Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT University
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Professor of Professional Practice, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Associate Professor, UNSW
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Professor Emerita of Criminology, UNSW
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Professor of Social Justice, University of Liverpool
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Director, Kath McFarlane Consulting & Adjunct Associate Professor, The Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Co-Director, Columbia University Justice Lab, Senior Research Scientist, Columbia School of Social Work, Columbia University
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Head, Justice Health Group, Curtin University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching and Professor of Social Work, Western Sydney University
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Associate Director – Research, Advocacy and Policy, Centre for Innovative Justice, RMIT University
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Director, Centre for Innovative Justice, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor in Criminal Law/International Criminal Law, Bond University
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Assistant Professor, Criminology, Bond University
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Professor of Criminology, University of Technology Sydney