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Youth offenders must be treated in a manner consistent with their age
- 17 November 2016
Jesuit Social Services has warned the Government that its move to transfer 40 children and young people to a unit at Barwon Prison could be counter-productive unless strict conditions are followed and the arrangement is brought to an end as soon as possible. The organisation acknowledged that a temporary solution is necessary in the light…
Child Protection Week shines spotlight on link between trauma and criminal activity
- 9 September 2016
Evidence of clear links between involvement with the Child Protection system and involvement with the criminal justice system highlights the need for greater support to prevent vulnerable young people from a lifetime of cycling in and out of prison, says Jesuit Social Services. To mark National Child Protection Week, Jesuit Social Services has completed a…
Prison is no place for primary school aged children
- 1 September 2016
Queensland leads the country in locking up 10- and 11-year old children, but the incarceration of primary school aged children is a national shame that must cease immediately by raising the age of criminal responsibility to 12, says Jesuit Social Services. “A new report by Amnesty International Australia has highlighted a number of serious concerns…
New legislation will not create safer communities
- 31 August 2016
Legislation introduced this week by the Victorian Government to create new offences, penalties and minimum sentences for carjacking and home invasions fails to create safer communities, says Jesuit Social Services. “The introduction of new offences is not supported by crime statistics which actually show the crime rate is falling in Victoria,” says Jesuit Social Services…
Indigenous incarceration rates require urgent rethink
- 26 August 2016
Jesuit Social Services has urged the Federal Government to commit to justice targets to reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the criminal justice system, in light of a new report that outlines that the country’s Indigenous incarceration rate has risen by 52 per cent over the past decade. The report,…
Next NT Government must prevent vulnerable children from becoming entrenched in youth justice system
- 12 August 2016
Less than three weeks away from the Northern Territory election, and with the Territory’s youth justice system in the national spotlight, Jesuit Social Services has urged the incoming Government to prevent vulnerable children from becoming entrenched in the youth justice system. Jesuit Social Services’ election platform, Creating a just and safe Northern Territory, calls on…
Royal Commission into the child protection and youth detention systems of the Northern Territory
- 28 July 2016
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement of the Royal Commission into the child protection and youth detention systems of the Northern Territory, following the ABC’s Four Corners investigation into the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre and its treatment of vulnerable young people. “We have long advocated for better treatment for young people in…
Positive signs as Victorian imprisonment rates stabilise
- 9 June 2016
New data released today showing Victoria’s rates of imprisonment have stabilised is a sign that the pressure on the state’s criminal justice system is beginning to ease, says Jesuit Social Services. Quarterly Corrective Services statistics published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Victoria’s rate of imprisonment in the March quarter 2016 was 137…
Ten-fold over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under youth supervision an indictment on the nation
- 25 May 2016
A ten-fold over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth on community orders and in youth detention means these children are at risk of becoming a new Stolen Generation unless significant action is taken, says Jesuit Social Services. In the lead up to National Sorry Day, the organisation has analysed data from the Australian Institute…
Youth diversion helps young people avoid lifetime involvement with the justice system
- 25 April 2016
Jesuit Social Services has welcomed the Victorian Government’s $5.6 million budget investment to expand the current Youth Diversion Pilot Program which steers vulnerable young people away from future involvement in the justice system and works to reduce reoffending. “Youth diversion programs are crucial in allowing young people to address the causes behind their offending while…

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