With so much political and media focus on youth crime lately, a groundbreaking study has revealed the long-term success of...
Professor Ross Homel spoke to Brisbane Times about the government’s plan to name and shame youth offenders. He said it...
A project aimed at reducing youth crime and drug abuse will be launched by Griffith University’s Key Centre for Ethics,...
By Professor Janet Ransley, Griffith Criminology Institute Laws just passed in Queensland give police unprecedented, permanent powers to scan people...
By Ayda Kuluk, Troy Allard, Carleen Thompson, James M. Ogilvie and Lisa Broidy Why do some people keep getting into...
By Nadine Connell and Caitlin Davey It might make you feel safer, but evidence shows Queensland’s newly expanded “adult crime,...
Many young people in contact with the justice system come from backgrounds of extreme poverty, parental abuse or neglect, parental...
Youth crime is on the rise in Queensland. Recent media stories demonstrate the high cost of youth crimes for victims - financially, through serious or permanent injury, or leaving loved ones to try and pick up the pieces after senseless and tragic deaths. Victims and the wider community are understandably outraged and demand the government hold offenders accountable and protect the community by making these behaviours less likely in the future. Dr Troy Allard looks at how offenders can be held to account and address the root cause of their behaviour.
Sudanese born orphan, Beny Bol, uses restorative justice principles to resolve conflict and build resilience in Logan and Melbourne communities....
Sending children to court for relatively minor offences could actually do more harm than good.
