Sentencing and treatment of juvenile sex offenders in Australia

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Riddhi Blackley and Lorana Bartels. (2018). Sentencing and treatment of juvenile sex offenders in Australia. Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice. 555.
AuthorsRiddhi Blackley and Lorana Bartels
Abstract

This paper examines sentencing and treatment practices for juvenile sex offenders in Australia and the challenges of reconciling the imperatives of rehabilitation, accountability and community protection. It begins with an overview of juvenile offenders and the juvenile justice system, including the principles for sentencing young offenders. It then considers the complex lives and offending patterns of juvenile sex offenders, before providing examples of judicial reasoning in sentencing. It concludes by examining best practice in treatment for sexually abusive behaviours and innovative justice responses to juvenile sex offending, such as therapeutic treatment orders and restorative justice conferencing.

Keywordssex offenders; sentencing ; juvenile offenders
Year2018
JournalTrends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
Journal citation555
PublisherAustralian Institute of Criminology
ISSN0817-8542
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85049811377
Web address (URL)https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi555
Open accessOpen access
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Deposited03 May 2021
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