Mrs Kate Headley1, Ms Jane Davenport1, Ms Lana Draper1, Ms Megan Spencer1 1Links Trauma Healing Service, Family And Community Services Nsw, Charlestown, Australia The majority of youth involved with the juvenile justice system have experienced traumatic events, with approximately half...

Ms Mahi Weiss1, Mr  Andrew MacDonald1 1Department Of Justice, Perth, Australia In 2009/2010 2469 youth appeared before the Perth Children’s Court on criminal matters.  Based on national data, it was hypothesised that approximately 26% of these youth are likely to...

Ms Elena Campbell1 1Centre For Innovative Justice, Melbourne, Australia The community rightly calls for a strong justice response to all forms of family violence. Yet this response – originally designed to address adult intimate partner violence – can have disastrous...

Mr Shaun Brown1, Mr Leon Wharekura1, Mrs Rose Wereta1, Ms Pamela South1  1Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children, , New Zealand Rangatahi Māori (Māori young people) are over-represented in the New Zealand youth justice system, and Oranga Tamariki — Ministry...

Carolyn Newbigin1, Dr Tamara Blakemore2, Karen  Freeman3, Elena Campbell4, Aaron Tang5, Lydia Hamilton1 1Juvenile Justice NSW, Sydney, Australia, 2University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, 3NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Sydney, Australia, 4RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 5Legal Aid NSW, Sydney,...

Ms Phyllis Meier1, Mr Michael Williams2 1Oranga Tamariki, Wellington, New Zealand, 2Youth Horizons Trust| Kia Pūawai, Auckland, New Zealand Three government agencies, Oranga Tamariki, Corrections and Police have formed strategic partnerships with Youth Horizons and the Functional Family Therapy model...

Mr Allan Boreham1, Ms Liz  Marsden2 1Oranga Tamariki, Wellington, New Zealand, 2Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services, Te Tai Tokerau, New Zealand 30 years ago the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act was enacted with a promise of radical change for...

Mr Luke Francis1, Ms Amanda  White2 1Youth Justice, Adelaide, Australia, 2Youth Justice, Adelaide , Australia Young people in contact with the Youth Justice system typically exhibit needs related to offending behaviour including emotional dysregulation, antisocial attitudes and peers, substance abuse,...

Ms Karen Freeman1 1NSW Bureau Of Crime Statistics And Research, Sydney, Australia There is an extensive body of criminological research examining the offending behaviour of young people; their characteristics, offending trajectories and the nature of their offending. Likewise, an extensive...

Ms Victoria Williams1, Ms  Sasha  Greenoff1 1Aboriginal Legal Service Of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are one of the most imprisoned groups in the world. WA has the highest rate of overrepresentation of Aboriginal and...