YAPA resources
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Whose security? Security officers and young people fact sheet
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Young Offenders (PDF) fact sheet for 2003 NSW State Election campaign
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You're banned! Shopping centres, banning notices and young people fact sheet
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Youth Crime (PDF) fact sheet for 2003 NSW State Election campaign
News
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Black jail rates soar despite reforms: The rate of Aboriginal imprisonment has increased by almost 55 per cent since 1991 smh.com.au 6/11/06 download the reports lawlink.nsw.gov.au 6/11/06
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Underfunded 'safe houses' failing women: Women and children fleeing domestic violence in NSW's most disadvantaged communities are transported in the back of paddy wagons and left alone in grossly under-funded "safe houses" exposed to their beaters. smh.com.au 28/9/06
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Generation Y's crime of their lives: 1 in 7 men born in NSW in 1984 had a criminal record by the time they turned 21... smh.com.au 11/9/06
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Young people to get more assistance at Children's Courts in Sydney: Macquarie Legal Centre currently operate a Children's Court Assistance Scheme (CCAS) at Parramatta Children's Court. In addition Macquarie will be establishing CCAS at Bidura and Cobham Children's Courts. macquarielegal.org.au 9/06
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Look past the bars to see the true picture smh.com.au 1/9/06
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Give me a child until he is ... five: In the aggressive or unfeeling behaviour of toddlers lie the seeds of future school failure, reckless driving and criminal activity... it is possible to predict at age 5 those most likely to be heavy drinkers at age 22. smh.com.au 26/8/06
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Like parent, like child: Almost a third of young offenders in NSW serving community orders have a parent who spent time in prison smh.com.au 23/8/06
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Crime and prejudice: "It is a war zone, south-west Sydney," says NSW Opposition Leader, Peter Debnam. "People are living with regular gunfire. You do have gangs who are operating in some suburbs, who to some extent control suburbs." ... There is a chasm separating the reality in this generally peaceable, law-abiding area and the "war zone" claims of Debnam and others... smh.com.au 5/8/06
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Joining the force is deadly for this mob: One mob has emerged from NSW Police College as a potentially deadly new force... they can pick other Kooris from the gubbas and all want to be gunjibal. NSW Police has been trying to attract indigenous recruits for 8 years but there are still only 186 sworn Aboriginal police in a force of 14,500. smh.com.au 12/7/06
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Macquarie Fields riot report:
* Report on the right track but we must see results: Peak welfare body welcomes the report into Macquarie Fields riots. ncoss.org.au 16/6/06
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conferencing for adult offenders: The jury's out: facing the victims of crime: For some offenders, facing their victims in an informal setting is more terrifying than court. smh.com.au 17/6/06
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juvenile detention: NSW Government legislates to allow human rights abuses in juvenile detention: Leading children’s rights and welfare organisations condemn the NSW Government’s quick fix for juvenile justice. ncoss.org.au 26/5/06
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Reduce fines for low income recipients: The Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS) has strongly urged the NSW Government to look at developing a fines regime based on the offender’s income. NCOSS 6/4/06
