Young crime is often a phase, and locking kids up is counterproductive
- Written by: Joel Robert McGregor, Associate Lecturer, University of Newcastle
Last week, violent riots erupted in the NSW Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre. Several inmates allegedly attacked known sex offenders, and a held a siege on the rooftop lasting nearly 22 hours. In June, officers at the centre walked off the job after a number of violent attacks by detainees.
And on average, 980 young people were in youth...
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