Police and Children's Court outcomes for children aged 10 to 13

This paper outlines a retrospective follow-up study of all Victorian children aged 10 to 13 years with police contact for alleged offending in 2017 ('N'=1,369). The sample comprised relatively few 10- and 11-year-olds, while boys and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were over...

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Published inTrends and issues in crime and criminal justice no. 679; pp. 1 - 21
Main Authors Baidawi, Susan, Ball, Rubini, Sheehan, Rosemary, Papalia, Nina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Woden, A.C.T Australian Institute of Criminology 01.01.2024
Subjects
Age
Children & youth
Criminal liability
Criminal statistics
Criminology
Data collection
Indigenous children
Juvenile courts
Juvenile justice
Native peoples
Police
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Supervision
Violent crime
Victoria
Australia
Torres Strait
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Summary:This paper outlines a retrospective follow-up study of all Victorian children aged 10 to 13 years with police contact for alleged offending in 2017 ('N'=1,369). The sample comprised relatively few 10- and 11-year-olds, while boys and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were over-represented. Most alleged offending was non-violent (71%), particularly among 10-year-olds (82%). Most matters did not proceed to court (80%), including 55 percent of matters which received police cautions. Of matters proceeding to court, 37 percent were struck out or dismissed, and a further 53 percent had outcomes not involving youth justice supervision. Half of children (49%) had no alleged offending in the following two years.
Bibliography:Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, No. 679, Jan 2024, 1-21
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
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ISSN:0817-8542
1836-2206
DOI:10.52922/ti77192