Young People Crime and Justice

Ms Sally Kedge11 11Talking Trouble Aotearoa NZ , -, New Zealand “Half the time I have no clue as to what’s being said but I’ll just agree with it just to get out of there because I’m embarrassed about situations…”...

Ms Stella Martin9, Dr Nathaniel Swain10 9Queensland Youth Justice, -, Australia, 10Parkville College, -, Australia Significant research indicates the high level of (usually undiagnosed) language and communication disorders in young people in contact with youth justice. Emerging Australian research is...

Ms Natalie Kippin4,5, Associate Professor Suze Leitao4,5, Dr Rochelle Watkins4,6, Dr Amy Finlay-Jones4,5, Ms Carmen Condon4, Ms Rhonda Marriott7,8, Dr Raewyn  Mutch4,5,9, Professor Carol  Bower4 4Telethon Kids Institute, -, Australia, 5Curtin University, -, Australia, 6University of Western Australia, -, Australia,...

Ms Rosalie Martin3 3Chatter Matters Tasmania, -, Australia George Bernard Shaw, playwright and polemicist, said of communication “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion it has taken place.” If the intended meaning in a message has not been...

Ms Mary Woodward1, Professor Pamela Snow2 1Speech Pathology Australia , -, Australia, 2La Trobe University, -, Australia The first step in addressing needs is to recognise them. This presentation will provide an overview of what is known about the expressive...

Ms Renee O’Donnell1, Mr Richard Watkins2, Mrs Soula Kontomichalos3, Professor Jane McGillivray3, Professor  Helen Skouteris3 1Deakin University, Burwood, Australia, 2Victoria Police, Eastern Division, Australia, 3Department of Justice and Regulation, South East Melbourne, Australia Young adults living in Out of Home...

Dr Faith Gordon1 1Monash University, Melbourne, Australia The media provide ‘an illusion of “openness”, presenting itself as a forum for competing points of view’, but in reality ‘“discourse” or agenda … sets the limits to what shall and …what shall...

Tallace Bissett2, Dr Peta Malins1 1Rmit University, Melbourne, Australia, 2University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia In April 2009, Zacharia Matiang was at home with his friends and family, when police, following up on a report that an ‘African’ boy had stolen...

A/Prof. Leanne Weber1, Dr Kathryn Benier1, Dr Jarrett Blaustein1, Dr Diana Johns2, Dr  Sara Maher1, A/Prof Rebecca Wickes1 1Monash University, Clayton, Australia, 2University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia Four decades ago legendary British cultural theorist Stuart Hall and colleagues published their...

Ms Simone Deegan1 1Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia This project aims to broaden understanding of the challenges faced by juveniles who are processed by the adult system for the offence of murder. While these individuals may initially serve time in a...