
Across Australia, children as young as 10 are charged, brought before a court, sentenced and locked up behind bars. You can advocate for and have conversations about raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years of age so that Australia would be in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Of young people who have contact with the youth justice system:
The facts speak for themselves
Source: worthasecondchance.com.au
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