Juvenile justice services and transition arrangements

A report to the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme in 1997 by Keys Young Pty Ltd, in association with Dr John Howard and Elaine Fishwick

This report is the property of the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme.

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Juvenile justice issues have become increasingly visible on the Australian social agenda over recent years. The focus of this particular study is the relatively small number of young people who are committed to a period of detention in a juvenile justice centre. In early 1996, the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme (NYARS) commissioned social research consultants Keys Young (in association with Dr John Howard and Elaine Fishwick) to conduct a study on Juvenile Justice Services and Transition Arrangements. The major objectives of the study were:

1. to identify the range of support services which exist within Australian juvenile secure care systems;
   
2. to identify what support services exist for young people after they are released from secure care, with particular focus on the services available for young people with special needs;
   
3. to identify what a comprehensive range of support services within a juvenile secure care system and post-release would comprise; and
   
4. to identify good practice examples of service provision to young people within juvenile secure care systems and post-release from such systems.

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