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Juvenile Justice
Youth courts, diversion, school discipline, and rehabilitation‑focused models.
- Youth justice service inadequate, inspectors rule
Inspectors has found "significant weaknesses" in the care of children in the justice system. Bradford Youth Justice Service received an "inadequate" rating after an inspection from His Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation, which made nine…
- Backlash over 'tough love' plan for forced youth rehab
A pre-election "tough love" pitch to put youth offenders into forced rehabilitation has been criticised as mandatory sentencing dressed up as political leadership. The proposed $204 million scheme, billed as an Australian first, was…
- Prison rules expose Parliament’s scrutiny problem: questions without consequences
Dr Ruth FoxDirector , Hansard Society Ruth is responsible for the strategic direction and performance of the Society and leads its research programme. She has appeared before more than a dozen parliamentary select committees and inquiries…
- Juvenile justice issue divides Editorial Advisory Board
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates called for a change to Maryland’s juvenile justice law after a 12-year-old stole a car, ran a red light and killed a 69-year-old motorcyclist. We join Bates and others in calling for needed…
- ‘It is time’: Law Society makes case for Human Rights Act at NSW parliamentary inquiry
The Law Society of NSW has told a parliamentary inquiry that standalone human rights legislation could improve lawmaking and public sector decision making, while helping embed a stronger human rights culture across the state. The case for…
- Juvenile justice system enhancement and youth outcome improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Substance Use/Abuse, Juvenile Justice Data, Diversion, Youth Outcomes | Amount: Up to $1,324,666 | Deadline: Nov. 16, 2026 THIS GRANTâS FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Substance Use/Abuse, Juvenile Justice Data…
- Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program | Howard County
Howard County Police Department, in collaboration with community partners, have launched a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Program. The LEAD program allows law enforcement officers to redirect low-level offenders engaging in…
- A Human Rights Act for NSW – Prevention is better than cure
This week marks the start of three days of public hearings by the NSW Parliamentary Committee on Community Services on the Human Rights Bill 2025, a private member’s bill introduced by the Greens, which proposes to establish a statutory…
- Cheranelloor Accident Case Exposes Cost of Bypassing Juvenile Justice Safeguards
The court’s reasoning separates two facts that public debate can easily combine: the death of a person in a road accident and the legality of the process followed against the minor. The court acknowledged that the loss suffered by the…
- Governments accused of hiding youth prison 'failings'
It's clear children's human rights are not being upheld, advocates say, after governments in two jurisdictions barred an international expert from entering youth detention centres. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of…
- Serious failings uncovered as Bradford Youth Justice Service rated 'inadequate'
Serious failings have been uncovered in the service responsible for supporting some of the most vulnerable children in Bradford. The Bradford Youth Justice Service (YJS), which supervises children aged 10 to 17 with complex needs—including…
- Petitioners claim organised crime bill threatens individual liberty
Wednesday, 04 November 2026 - 21:04 Some party appears to have misled the President or the Government in drafting the Prevention of Organized Crime Bill, President's Counsel Romesh de Silva stated today before a three-judge Supreme Court…
- Opinion | Niagara criminal lawyer sees young people after something has already gone wrong.
Aiding today’s youth requires more than telling them what not to do, writes lawyer Sidney Zarabi. The revolving door of the courthouse at 361 University St. in Toronto. Every time a young person re-enters the legal system’s revolving door…
- 'It would be a scandal': NT government accused of hiding what's going on inside youth prison
The UN's Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been denied access to inspect Darwin's youth detention centre. (ABC News: Jayden O'Neill) The United Nations's Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples says…
- CLP Government backs NT Police to crack down on youth offenders in Katherine
Minister for Education and Training Media Release Finocchiaro CLP Government backs NT Police crackdown on Katherine youth offenders Finocchiaro CLP Government backing Katherine community with additional police resources and targeted…
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