Youth Court research: experiences & views of young people, their families and professionals [pdf, 719 KB]
...spoke to him and four hours later he had been arrested for doing another burglary … It had just no impact, he couldn‟t care less. (Professional) A minority of young people indicated that the court had only a negligible impact on them. Some claimed to have been affected by their court experience, but other comments they made suggested that they did not appreciate the seriousness of attending court. It‟s actually quite a big effect … „cause I‟ve got heaps of xxxx to do a...