Young people aged 10-14 in the youth justice system 2011-12

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Release Date: 25 Jul 2013

Topic: Youth justice

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2013) Young people aged 10-14 in the youth justice system 2011-12, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 22 March 2023.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2013). Young people aged 10-14 in the youth justice system 2011-12. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Young people aged 10-14 in the youth justice system 2011-12. Canberra: AIHW; 2013.

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Despite being a relatively small group, research indicates that young people aged 10-14 in the youth justice system are at risk of becoming chronic, long-term offenders. Data show that most (85%) young people born in 1993-94 who were supervised at age 10-14 returned to (or continued under) supervision when they were 15-17. They were more likely than those first supervised at older ages to experience all types of supervision when 15-17, and spent more time in total under supervision.

ISSN: 1833-3230
ISBN: 978-1-74249-466-1
Cat. no: JUV 19
Pages: 40

Findings from this report:

85% of those born in 1993–94 who were supervised at age 10–14 returned to or continued supervision when aged 15–17
33% of those who were first supervised when aged 10–14 spent time in sentenced detention when aged 15–17
51% of those first supervised when aged 10–14 spent 18 months or more under supervision when aged 15–17
Indigenous young people aged 10–14 were 25 times as likely as non-Indigenous young people to be in detention

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Preliminary material
- Title and verso pages
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Summary
Body section
- 1 Introduction
- 2 How many young people aged 10-14 are involved in the youth justice system?
- 3 Which young people aged 10-14 are involved in crime?
  - 3.1 What are the risk factors for involvement in crime?
  - 3.2 Which groups are more likely to be involved in crime?
- 4 How are young people aged 10-14 involved in crime?
  - 4.1 What types of offences do they commit?
  - 4.2 Are they also victims of crime?
- 5 How do young people aged 10-14 experience youth justice supervision?
  - 5.1 How do they first enter supervision?
  - 5.2 What types of supervision do they experience?
  - 5.3 How long do they spend under supervision?
  - 5.4 Are they likely to be supervised beyond age 14?
- 6 Has involvement in crime changed over time?
  - 6.1 Have numbers and rates changed?
  - 6.2 Have the types of offences changed?
  - 6.3 What are some emerging issues?
- 7 What is the impact of involvement in crime atage 10-14?
  - 7.1 Is there a relationship between early involvement in crime and later offending?
  - 7.2 How can involvement in crime impact on their lives?
- 8 How can the offending behaviour of young people aged 10-14 be reduced?
  - 8.1 What types of interventions are available?
  - 8.2 What makes effective interventions?
  - 8.3 What is the evidence on Australian interventions?
End matter
- Appendixes
  - Appendix 1: Programs and services for young people aged 10-14 under supervision
  - Appendix 2: Technical notes
- References
- List of figures and table
- More information and related publications

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