The ACT Youth Justice System: A Report to the ACT Legislative Assembly by the ACT Human Rights Commission
On 8 December 2010, the ACT Legislative Assembly passed a resolution that directed the Children & Young People Commissioner (CYPC) to undertake an Inquiry into the youth justice system in the ACT, including the Bimberi Youth Justice Centre and Community Youth Justice. The resolution also directed the Human Rights & Discrimination Commissioner to undertake a Human Rights Audit into conditions of detention in Bimberi.
The Commission's Report on the Inquiry and the Audit was presented to the Legislative Assembly on 29 July 2011.
- A copy of the whole Report is available (warning large file).
- A version of the Report for young people is available.
Individual chapters are also available for download:
Chapter 3: Embedded in the Community
Chapter 7: Prevention & Diversion
Chapter 14: Conditions of Detention
Chapter 15: Management & Oversight
Appendix A: Report by the Australian Institute of Criminlogy
Appendix B: Report by consultats Winkworth and White
Appendix C: Summary of Survey Results: Young People
Appendix D: Summary of Survey Results: Staff
Last updated 05 Apr 2012
