In this paper, a recent media focus on the youth crime crisis in Queensland, Australia is examined to consider potential ways in which public discourse might move beyond deficit tropes to develop more nuanced and productive conceptualizations of youth. We draw on emergent theorizations of the ...
This paper analyses the impact of the introduction of an Earning or Learning reform on youth crime in Queensland, Australia. The 2006 reform increased learning and reduced earning as school participation rose post-reform, while teen employment fell. Empirical analysis of detailed administrative data ...
doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2017.11.003Tony BeattonMichael P. KiddStephen MachinDipanwita SarkarElsevierBeatton, T., Kidd, M.P, Machin, S., and Sarkar, D. (2018) Larrikin Youth: Crime and Queens- land´s Earning or Learning Reform, Labour Economics, 52, 149-159....