ATS1282 Study Guide - Final Guide: Young Offender, Structural Level, Unintended Consequences
6 Dec 2018
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Week 10: juvenile justice most young people are not criminals, nor will they continue to engage in unlawful activities (certainly not serious ones) once they move into their post-teenage years. How different young people are dealt with at all stages of the juvenile justice system largely shapes who, in the end, is officially considered a "young offender" An ill-defined and variable period of the life-span somewhere between infancy and adulthood (muncie 2004) In victoria, the law distinguishes between a child and a young offender. A child is someone aged 10 to 17 at the time of the alleged offence and aged under 19 when children"s court proceedings begin. A young offender is someone aged under 21 at the time of sentencing. Children and young offenders are collectively referred to as young people. Many factors have served to severely diminish the employment opportunities and conditions of young people in.
