Locking up kids damages their mental health and sets them up for more disadvantage. Is this what we want?
- Written by Eileen Baldry, Professor of Criminology, UNSW
Vulnerable children caught up in the criminal justice system can suffer long-lasting consequences, even from a short period behind bars.from www.shutterstock.com
Reports this week of an Indigenous boy with a disability held naked for days in a Brisbane police cell have once again raised the issue of how best to treat our most vulnerable young...