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Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC)
The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and justice.
Website: www.aic.gov.au
The AIC has a number of areas within their website with information related to youth and crime.
Young people and crime
The Australian Instituted of Criminology (AIC) provides a comprehensive listing of resources relating to young people in the juvenile justice system. Of particular interest are the sub-categories listed on the right side of the web page: www.aic.gov.au/en/crime_community/demographicgroup/youngpeople.aspx
State and territory systems
The AIC has a listing of the juvenile court system for each state and territory. www.aic.gov.au/criminal_justice_system/courts/juvenile.aspx
Statistics
The AIC has statistics on juvenile offenders and detention, as well as other statistics relating to crime and justice. www.aic.gov.au/statistics.aspx
South Australia Juvenile Justice (SAJJ) Project on Conferencing
The focus of the SAJJ project was on ways of measuring (1) restorative justice practices and (2) variability in the conference process and participants' understandings of it. While many people assume that a "successful" conference will have positive future effects, the SAJJ project treated this as an open question. http://www.aic.gov.au/criminal_justice_system/rjustice/sajj.aspx
New AYF topic: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in school
The Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is developing a national curriculum for languages which includes a 'draft Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages'. The Australian Youth Forum would like to hear what young people think about teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in schools. Original article
20 Jun 2013
The six biggest money mistakes young people make
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's MoneySmart service has spent 18 months researching and consulting with 18-25 year olds to understand the challenges they face when managing their money. Original article
20 Jun 2013
Launch of Hip hop video to help young people deal with racism
The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched a video clip for the song, ‘What you say matters’, performed by Indigenous hip-hop artist Brothablack and featuring students from James Meehan High School in Macquarie Fields, South West Sydney. Original article
20 Jun 2013
Spending down on harm reduction for illicit drugs
Australian governments are spending more on law enforcement against illicit drugs than treatment and prevention, according to a report released today by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. Original article
20 Jun 2013
Helping boys cut back on screen time
Researchers from the University of Newcastle are investigating the link between the amount of time adolescent boys spend in front of a screen and their physical fitness. Original article
20 Jun 2013