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The sentencing and treatment of juvenile sex offenders in Australia
Citation
Blackley, R and Bartels, L, The sentencing and treatment of juvenile sex offenders in Australia, Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, (555) pp. 1-15. ISSN 1836-2206 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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© Australian Institute of Criminology 2018
Official URL: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3340975
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.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | juvenile sex offenders, sex, sentencing, treatment, restorative conferencing |
| Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
| Research Group: | Law in context |
| Research Field: | Criminal law |
| Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
| Objective Group: | Justice and the law |
| Objective Field: | Criminal justice |
| UTAS Author: | Bartels, L (Ms Lorana Bartels) |
| ID Code: | 150471 |
| Year Published: | 2018 |
| Deposited By: | Law |
| Deposited On: | 2022-06-16 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-08-30 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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