Diana Johns

@crimsonchat24.bsky.social

6 years ago

THREAD: Here’s a plan for #YouthJustice #Custodial reform in #Victoria: 1) #RaiseTheAge of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 to prevent criminalisation & imprisonment of primary school aged children; 2) repurpose the new #YouthPrison under construction...

Diana Johns

@crimsonchat24.bsky.social

7 years ago

Replace #YouthPrison “with a "community-based" approach that focuses on developmental needs, and reserves smaller and more rehabilitation-oriented facilities for those young people who need secure placement” thecrimereport.org/2018/05/01/why-do-we-sti... via...