Youth justice

Question 1

jurisdiction of the children’s court

Answer 1

The criminal division of the children’s court deals with matters relating to criminal offences by children and young people between the ages of 10 and 17

Question 2

probation

Answer 2

least intensive supervisory order available, usually given to those who have offended once or twice before, duration 12-18 months, must obey youth justice order and their instructions and must not reoffend

Question 3

youth supervision order

Answer 3

subject to a higher level than probation, community-based order given to those found guilty of quite a serious offence or numerous, or committed under 18, normally finished max 12 months sometimes 18

does community service

Question 4

youth attendance order

Answer 4

direct alternative to being detained in custody, for 15+, to ppl found guilty of serious offences, appeared numerous times, commit crime when under 18, max 12 months, have to attend max 10hrs of youth justice unit a week

Question 5

parole

Answer 5

Parole allows young people who have been sentenced to a period of youth detention to serve part of their custodial sentence in the community under the supervision of a parole officer, enabling gradual reintegration into the community

Question 6

dual track system

Answer 6

dual track allows adult courts to sentence young offenders[ under 21] to serve part of a custodial sentence in youth detention instead of prison

intended to prevent vulnerable youth from entering the adult system

Question 7

youth justice centre order

Answer 7

the most serious sanction available for children aged above 15. The maximum sentence is 3 years for a single offence and 4 years for 2 or more.

Question 8

youth residential centre orders

Answer 8

most serious sanction available for children under 15yrs. Max sentence is 1years for a single offence and 2 years for two or more offences

Question 9

Parkville Youth Justice Precinct

Answer 9

comprised of melbourne youth justice centre [which has 15-18yr old men] and melb youth residential centre[10-14yr old males, 10-21 yr old women]

Question 10

Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct

Answer 10

comprises two youth justice centres and is located 100k out of Melb near Kyneton

Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct - young men 15-20 when remanded or sentenced to Youth Justice Centre order

Malmsbury Senior Youth Justice Centre- low-security young offenders 18-23