The Victorian government intention to introduce harsher bail laws is not smart or evidenced based. Stricter bail laws will not make the community safer. It will not reduce crime.
Many media outlets have been professionally irresponsible producing alarmist rand exaggerated reporting of youth crime.
What is really going on with Youth Crime?
Youth Crime has long been a hot button topic in the news cycle. There is fear mongering, sensationalism and general misrepresentation of statistics to paint the picture of a country in crisis, with youth running wild and making us unsafe in our homes.
The government recently announced that there will be an inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system.
As an issue which impacts many of the young people that we assist.
We prepared a submission for the Committee to consider which covers the impacts of recent changes we’ve seen (both positive and negative), issues we see on the ground, and our asks of the Committee.
The Victorian Youth Justice Bill 2024 will be presented to the upper house in Vic. Parliament during the next few weeks
We support the Youth Justice Bill. We regard it as a very important opportunity for significant change to youth justice in Victoria.
