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Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
The Queensland Government committed to commencing a review of the Youth Justice Act 1992 (YJ Act) in Working Together Changing the Story: Youth Justice Strategy 2019 - 2023.
As part of the review, priority legislative amendments were identified that would complement other government initiatives aimed at reducing the high number of young people held on remand.
The Youth Justice and Other Legislat
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Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
The Queensland Government’s youth justice initiatives in the Working Together Changing the Story: Youth Justice Strategy 2019-2023 (Youth Justice Strategy) and the Five-Point Action Plan (5PP) are having a positive impact on overall youth crime trends, with an overall decrease in unique youth offenders.
However, there remains a small cohort of recidivist youth offenders engaging in persistent, imp
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Proposals to respond to serious recidivist youth offenders
The Queensland Government remains committed to community safety, reducing youth offending and reducing crime victimisation.
Queensland Police Service (QPS) data shows a continued decrease in the number of unique youth offenders coming to the attention of police. However, there is a small cohort of serious recidivist youth offenders who engage in persistent and serious offending and are driving mu
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