THE TRUTH ABOUT: Youth justice - Caught on Camera

You could lose benefits or face prison for crimes committed by your children, minister warns parents

System ‘should hold parents to account’ for ensuring they help keep communities safe

The Independent UK · Sep 19

What the case of a young man accused of violent crimes reveals about Victoria’s new bail laws

There is nothing simple about alleged youth offenders such as ‘MMA’, despite how they are portrayed in the news

The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2025

Qld youth detention 'most expensive, least effective'

Queensland's youth detention model will not achieve community safety if it continues to focus on punishment and containment, a state government report says.

AAP · Jun 21, 2024

Segregations exceeding 24 hours at Juvenile Justice centres on the rise.

New data shows segregations exceeding 24 hours in New South Wales juvenile justice centres have increased over the past year, despite ongoing pressure on authorities to limit the practice.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

From attacks on workers to teens in adult prison, Victoria's youth justice challenges are mounting

Victoria's youth justice system has been rocked by a spate of violent incidents, but some say taking steps like improving staffing levels could help turn the situation around.

ABC News · May 30, 2022

NSW government refuses to close legal loophole allowing prison staff to strip-search children

Exclusive: Ombudsman demands response from ministers after recommendation to prohibit fully naked body searches of children was ignored

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2022

Senior youth justice worker 'may not work again' after assault leaves him hospitalised with facial fractures

Staff are describing the latest attack in a long list of violent incidents at the troubled Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre as one of the worst in years.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022

Documents reveal violence, self-harm and chaos inside Melbourne's Parkville Youth Justice Precinct

Victoria's youngest prisoners inside the Parkville Youth Justice Precinct are being regularly assaulted, hospitalised, and have tried to escape custody, according to documents obtained by the ABC.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2022

Victoria under pressure to raise criminal age as Aboriginal youth justice strategy unveiled

The Victoria government remains under pressure to raise the criminal age of responsibility from 10 to 14, as it unveils a strategy to close the gap for Aboriginal children in the youth justice system within a decade.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2022

Children killing children: Inside Greater Manchester’s teen knife crime epidemic

Virtually every corner of our region has been touched by tragedy as youth violence soars

Manchester Evening News · Jan 30, 2022