NCJ Number
140938
Journal
Criminology Australia Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Dated: (July-August 1992) Pages: 18-20
Editor(s)
A Grant,
M Thompson
Date Published
1992
Length
3 pages
Annotation
The enactment of the Juvenile Justice Act in 1984 and the restructuring of juvenile justice functions in the Northern Territory of Australia separated the delivery of child welfare and juvenile justice services which previously had overlapped.
Abstract
However, in order to divert as many juvenile offenders as possible from the custodial sanctions, the Corrections Services has expanded correctional programs into remote areas and made available a wider range of community-based sentencing options to the courts including community services orders, probation supervision, bail supervision, attendance orders, and intensive supervision probation orders. Other sentencing options include dismissal, fines, good behavior bond, and imprisonment for 15- to 17-year-olds. In the Northwest Territory, 92 percent of juvenile offenses are property crimes; 83 percent of youthful offenders are between the ages of 15 and 18, 86 percent are male, and 75 percent of all juvenile detainees are aboriginals. Alternatives to detention include the Juvenile Offender Placement Program and home detention. 1 table and 1 reference