National Party government instigated amendments to the Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld). Boot camps replaced court ordered youth justice conferencing. In 2014 there were more drastic changes, including opening the Children 's Court proceedings to the public, permitting publication of identifying information...
Shanahan, a stakeholder in this issue, raises the idea that new amendments to the Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld) creates a more punitive approach to sentencing, which can cause recidivism. While the first part of the report is not entirely objective, the reliability of the resource is restored...
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Evidence indicates that refugee youth with substance abuse issues had poor pre- vious interactions with law enforcement and justice systems, with most of them reported as having spent time in prison [11, 18–21]. For example, studies demonstrated that refu- gee youth who reported negative ...
“social justice” (Baguley et al.,2021; Rasmussen et al.,2017). Ewing (2010) places these issues at the very core of an authentic national curriculum such as the one currently used in Australia, for such an endeavour must be driven by “equity and social justice and improved learning ...
Early in 2014, Queensland significantly transformed its Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld). The amendments included removing the principle that detention should be a last resort, providing for the automatic transfer of 17-year-olds in detention to adult correctional facilities and a mandatory boot camp ...
The Law & Justice Institute (QLD) Inc. ('the Institute') providea additional comment on the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 ('the Bill) in relation to the proposed 'boot camp (vehicle offences) order' amendments ('the order')Jodie O'Leary...
In this article, it is argued that the law on fitness to plead in Queensland is in need of reform to combat such practice. The article analyses the law in other Australian States and Territories and the recommendations from the Review of the Mental Health Act 2000 (Qld) in search of a ...