Week 3- Institutions of Juvenile Justice

Question 1

What are the key Juvenile Justie Legislations in Queensland
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Answer 1

• Youth Offenders (Interstate Transfer) Act 1987
• Youth Justice Act 1992 (formally known as Juvenile Justice Act)
• Youth Justice Regulations 2003 (formally known as the Juvenile Justice Regulations)
• Children’s Court Act 1992

Question 2

what are some gaps of coverage in the legislative framework?

Answer 2

• Youth offenders family participating in the decision making process
• You offenders own wishes
• childs sense of time

Question 3

What are some criticisms put forward by the Youth Justice Coalition (circa 1990)?
too few ____
too much _____
offenders ___ ____

Answer 3

• too few rights afforded to youth suspects and offenders
• too much discretion afforded to government officials
• lack of decision-making criteria in the legislation

Question 4

What is CRC?

Answer 4

Convention on the Rights of the Child

International Human rights standard

Question 5

What is Beijing Rules

Answer 5

Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice 1985

Question 6

What is Riyadh Guidlines

Answer 6

Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency 1990

Question 7

Which article of the CRC does this come from?

The best interests of the child shall be the primary consideration

Answer 7

Article 3.1

Question 8

Explain article 37 of the CRC

Answer 8

• a) no torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment
• b) no arbitrary or unlawful deprivation of liberty- and even if legal and appropriate, only as a last resort and for the shortest appropriate period
• c) must be treated with humanity and respect while in detention, and unless exceptions apply, should be separated from adults, and be given access to their family
• d) while in detention, they must have the right to prompt access to legal assistance and be able to challenge their detention order in court

Question 9

Article 40(2)(b) of the CRC:

Answer 9

• presumed to be innocent until proven guilty
• to be informed of the charges and to have legal assistance
• to be tried before a competent court
• not to be compelled to give testimony
• to have a right to appeal against a guilty verdict
• to have an interpreter if needed
• to have his/her privacy protected

Question 10

What is a type of domestic rights legislation?

Answer 10

Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT), Section 20

Question 11

Who are the major key plays in the juvenile justice system?

Answer 11

police, courts, family/community service department/ juvenile justice department, community based organisations

Question 12

What do key players have?

Answer 12

respective institutional interests

significant or powerful individuals working within these oganisations

Question 13

what are statutory bodies?

Answer 13

commissioners for children
ombudsmens offices
Australian human rights commission

Question 14

the three types of governments in key players

Answer 14

the commonwealth government
local government
non-government organisations

Question 15

what are the two types of accountability and regulations

Answer 15

legal and non-legal

Question 16

juvenile justice should be administered:

Answer 16

fairly
responsibly
appropiately

Question 17

what is needed from the statistical analysis-dominant approach and why

Answer 17

Programme evaluation
qualitive research
why:
public policy must be evidence based

Question 18

what are the underlying philosophies and principals of the juvenile/youth justice system?

Answer 18

The welfare model

The justice model

Question 19

What is the justice model?

Answer 19

conformity through punishment and reformation

Question 20

What is the welfare model?

Answer 20

conformity through social engineering and rehabilitation