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Tracking young people who are accused of serious crimes will not actually reduce youth crime - in fact, it may well entrench it.
Naming them links their identities with Brianna’s – and may lead to harassment against their families.
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has handed down a damning report into an unlawful policing strategy. It’s the latest example of First Nations children being over-policed.
Certain offences have shown increases in Victoria, NSW and Queensland over the past couple years, but the overall youth crime trend lines have been declining in the past decade.
A shift towards more punitive responses to youth crime by the next government could reverse the progress New Zealand has made in reducing offending and addressing its root causes.
Our research finds at-risk youth in north Queensland wanted to feel safe and included in the community, but often felt the opposite.
Media coverage is making young people feel they are all seen as ‘bad’ by a fearful community. Marginalising young people, while ignoring the complexities of their lives, won’t solve these issues.
Alcohol has long been identified as the key problem in Alice Springs crime - and bans and policing its primary solutions. But that is far too simplistic, which is why is hasn’t worked.
Eight teen girls are charged in the stabbing death of a homeless man in Toronto. Research shows that jurors tend to respond when the perpetrator of a crime is or appears to be younger.
We interviewed 50 children between the ages of 11 and 17 years who told us why they stole, what they stole, and how they learned how to burgle.
In New Zealand, you can be considered capable of criminal intent from the age of ten. But this is young by international standards, and many believe reform is overdue.
Raising the age is a response that removes responsibility for poor behaviour, but doesn’t necessarily address the causes underlying youth crimes.
Do we want to punish some of the most vulnerable young people in the community, or do we want to reduce re-offending? The Northern Territory’s proposed youth justice reforms suggest the former.
The Queensland opposition wants an 8pm curfew for children under 14 and 10pm for those under 17, in Townsville and Cairns.
Young people often swallow any drugs they have on them when they encounter police, risking overdose to avoid a drug possession charge.
Gun violence has killed hundreds of Americans, including kids, this summer. There are proven ways to bring peace to city streets, says an expert in violence prevention – but someone has to pay for it.
What needs attention is the lack of opportunity that drives sports betting.
The federal government should create a federal child and youth advocate — a children’s commissioner — in order to help Canada’s crossover youth.
Australia devotes countless resources to fighting bushfires, but precious little to examining the main cause - humans.
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Edge Hill University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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PhD candidate (health), Dalhousie University
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Professor of Criminology, Loughborough University
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology, School of Education, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate professor, Deakin University
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Evolutionary Biologist, ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Criminology, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Media and Communication, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Nottingham
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