After the Labor government caved to LNP-led calls for tougher measures earlier this year,public debate has only pulled in a more problematic direction.
Jaclyn Symes has told the Yoorrook Justice Commission laws have entrenched systemic and structural racism within the justice system and the government.
Statistics obtained by The Age show many more 13-year-olds are prosecuted for aggravated burglary and robbery,motor vehicle theft and serious assault than 12-year-olds in Victoria.
No,not the TV show. But arguably more important.
The Andrews government will wait until 2027 to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14,as demanded by Indigenous,medical and legal groups,but there will be exemptions.
The Andrews government has resisted a push from advocacy groups and some cabinet ministers to immediately raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14,opting instead for a staggered approach.
The decision agreed to by Victorian ministers comes ahead of a meeting of attorneys-general from across Australia on Friday to discuss a national approach to raising the age of criminal responsibility.
WAtoday understands debris thrown at staff included lumps of concrete,roofing bolts,antennae and other items broken off buildings. The opposition says it’s time Mark McGowan takes his hands off his hips and changes tactics.
Last-minute media tweaks,released under Right to Information laws,reveal a slip-up was narrowly avoided amid heated focus on youth justice late last year.
The number of juvenile offenders has been falling in the large council areas held up as flash points in Queensland’s supposedly deepening youth crime “crisis”.
The Department of Justice acknowledged the incident but did not reveal that a detainee had managed to make physical contact with the female population at the detention centre.