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"The Victorian government has announced a new youth justice reform package. The
package is punitive in its nature, focused around an “adult time for violent
crime” measure for several offences. These include aggravated home invasion,
intentionally or recklessly causing injury in circumstances of gross violence,
carjacking and serious and repeat aggravated burglary and armed robbery.
Children aged 14 years and over charged with these offences may face an adult
court, devoid of the protections of the children’s court system. They will also
be subject to significantly longer periods of imprisonment, including life
imprisonment for aggravated home invasion and aggravated carjacking.
Announcing the reforms, Premier Jacinta Allan stated:
That means courts will treat these children like adults, so jail is more
likely, and sentences are longer.
The reforms come following significant pressure on the Allan government from
the community and media to introduce more punitive responses to youth crime.
However, these reforms violate human rights obligations, contradict
evidence-based research and are expensive. They will have long-term,
devastating impacts for children and young people in conflict with the law."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
