Young People Crime and Justice

Ms Rosalie Martin, Rob  White University of Tasmania Restorative justice as a concept and practice typically relates to conflict resolution. From juvenile conferencing involving young offenders to group mediation processes in schools, RJ is utilised as a progressive model of...

Mr Joel Robert Mcgregor1 1University Of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia This paper looks at the way that some case managers lived experience is brought to bear on definitions of ‘youth’. Those who work directly with young people have significant power to...

Magistrate Jennifer Bowles1, 1Churchill Trust, Canberra, Australia, 2Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria Magistrate Jennifer Bowles was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to explore international options for providing therapeutic treatment services to young people suffering from severe alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues....

Magistrate Jennifer Bowles1 Dr Susan Baidawi2, Prof. Rosemary Sheehan2 1Churchill Trust, Malvern, Australia Magistrate Bowles was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to explore options for providing therapeutic treatment services to young people suffering from severe substance misuse issues. One of the recommendations...

Dr Emma Colvin1, Dr Kath McFarlane1, Associate Professor Alison Gerard1, Dr Andrew McGrath1 1Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia This paper presents findings from a Criminology Research Council funded project into the criminalisation of children in state care. A significant finding...

Mrs Helena Erasmus1 1University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa The occurrence of youth violence is an ongoing challenge and the inability to develop reliable predictive models underlines the complexities involved in the development of youth violence. One line of...

Dr Susan Baidawi1, Professor Rosemary Sheehan1 1Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Children who come to the attention of statutory Child Protection services due to abuse, neglect and parental incapacity are twelve times more likely to offend and come under the supervision...

Prof. Koichi Hamai1 1Ryukoku University, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan Contrary to the popular belief that juvenile crime is increasing and becoming more violent, the number of juvenile offenders arrested by the police in Japan has decreased significantly since 2003. This is...

Dr Stephane Shepherd1 1Swinburne University Of Technology, Alphington, Australia Many Sudanese Australians have faced re-settlement challenges since migrating to Australia from the late 1990s onwards. Challenges have included language barriers, obtaining stable housing, acquiring employment, acculturative stressors and discrimination. Moreover,...

Mr Chan Man Ho, Wilson Chan1, Ms Siu Chui, Bob Lee1, Ms Ka In Wu1, Mr Fong Wing, Elvis Ng1, Ms Tsz Yau, Connie Au Yeung1, Professor Wing Hong, Eric Chui2 1The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, Youth Crime...