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Kate Fitz-GibbonThe Conversation |
The federal Senate inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system should have mandated a minimum age of criminal responsibility.
These reforms violate human rights obligations, contradict the evidence and will be devastating for children and young people in conflict with the...
The 700-page final report has strong recommendations and offers a model that should be examined across Australia.
Responsibility for children is scattered across portfolios, including social services, education, health and Indigenous affairs.
A study interviewing teenagers reveals how parents can coercively control their children under the guise of parental discipline.