Criminal Defence
NSW Youth Detention Surges: Up 34% Since 2023
In August 2025, new data released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) painted a sobering picture for NSW Youth Detention. The surge…
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Should Mandatory Life Sentences for Minors Be Allowed?
In Queensland, the topic of mandatory life sentences for minors convicted of murder has everyone talking. What is your opinion on this difficult debate? Human rights…
juvenile justice
Boys as young as 14 to be moved to maximum security adult prison
The Western Australia Department of Justice announced plans to transfer children as young as 14 from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to the maximum-security adult male Casuarina Prison.…
Criminal Defence
CCTV of strip-searches and showers of children in detention should be removed, report states
A report from the ACT Inspector for Correctional Services has found that security cameras of children showering or being strip-searched violate their dignity. He recommended the…
human rights
BOCSAR attempts to defend highly problematic pre-crime blacklist program
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has released its evaluation into the use of the NSW Police’s Suspect Targeting Management Plan (STMP) -…
Criminal Defence
Strip Search Saga – Systemic Abuses of Power by NSW Police
NSW Strip Search Saga: Rolling Revelations of Systemic Abuses of Power In October 2019, a 16-year old girl identified as “BRC” gave evidence to the LECC,…
juvenile justice
What would you tell a child to do if they were about to be strip searched?
We recently had an question asked to us via our Facebook page by a concerned mother: What would you tell a child to do if they…
Criminal Defence
South Australia report condemns the use of spit hoods in Adelaide Youth Training Centre
Details of the widespread use of ‘spit hoods’ in the Adelaide Youth Training Centre have been released today in a report published by the South Australian…
crime
Stripped away of their rights, dignity and clothing: The strip search problem targeting young people in NSW
The scenario is a simple one. You’ve just finished a long, hard day at work or school and begin your journey home. Suddenly, your normal journey…
human rights
Abusive Treatment of Children in Juvenile Justice
Young Indigenous people are 17 times more likely to be in detention than other Australians. Despite only 5% of the general population are Aboriginal persons aged…
Criminal Defence
New Northern Territory Bill Bolsters Juvenile Injustice in NT
The Northern Territory (NT) Government aims to pass new youth justice laws. These contradict, undermine, and go against the damning findings and recommendations from the Royal…
crime
Police Watchlist Targeting Children needs to be Removed
In an earlier article this year, we wrote about a secret police watchlist called the Suspect Target Management Plan (STMP). The STMP is a list that…
