Australian data shows high rate of criminalisation among children in residential care
Earlier in the year Andrew blogged about some research from New South Wales, Australia, on the criminalisation of children in residential care. It showed that concerns in England and Wales are shared in other jurisdictions – something we also discovered in Scotland.
Now lawyers in one of Australia’s most populous states, Victoria, have raised concerns about the police being called to deal with low-level incidents within residential care units.
The Howard League | Australian data shows high rate of criminalisation among children in residential care
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