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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people (3 pages)
- Program evaluation (4 pages)
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About us
About us.
- Our department The goal of youth justice is to provide a fair and balanced response to young people in contact with the youth justice system. This response holds young people accountable for their actions, encourages their reintegration into the community and promotes community safety.
- Our Minister
- Our publications Read our corporate publications.
- Legislation
- Research
- Our partners
- Funding and investment Learn about Youth Justices funding and investment in young people.
- Right to information Find out about our approach to providing the community with greater access to information.
- Publication scheme The publication scheme describes and categorises information routinely available from us.
- Disclosure log Our disclosure log provides information of wider public interest that has been released under the Right to Information Act 2009.
- Careers Learn about the benefits of a career in Youth Justice, the opportunities in rural and remote areas and how to apply.
Reform
Youth Justice reform.
- Changing the Youth Justice story
- Youth Justice Strategy Youth Justice has undergone a number of reforms both within the community and detention to provide improved outcomes and services to children and young people in the youth justice system.
- Youth Justice Strategy Action Plan 2019-2021
- Inclusion of 17-year-olds in the youth justice system
- Youth Detention Review Implementation The Independent Review into Youth Detention took place in 2016. The Review examined the practices, policies and programs of Queenslands youth detention centres, and made 83 recommendations to the Queensland Government.
- About the review Learn about the background to the Independent Review into Youth Detention, and the governments response to review recommendations.
- Working together on the review
- Implementing the review recommendations Youth Detention Review recommendations have been organised into work programs for implementation. Find out how recommendations will be addressed.
- Cultural services and support recommendations
- Program delivery and evaluation recommendations
- Positive behaviour management and incident prevention recommendations
- Mental health and therapeutic support recommendations
- Incident footage and investigation recommendations
- Oversight recommendations
- Justice reinvestment recommendations
- Transfer of 17-year olds recommendations
- Queensland Corrective Services recommendations
- Changes to the Youth Justice Act 1992
- Framework for Practice
- New youth detention centre
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
How Youth Justice supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in the youth justice system.
Program evaluation
Information about the evaluation of Youth Justice programs.
News
Read our latest news and good news stories.
- Media releases
- COVID-19 updates Latest information on Coronavirus COVID-19 links to government updates and health advice.
- Our stories Read some of our youth justice good news stories.
- Transforming lives with education
- Going the distance
- Creating a place to connect to community and culture
- Improving literacy - improving lives
- Transitioning to a brighter future with T2S
- Art project helps young person return to school
- Australian-first youth detention initiative launches in Queensland
- Youth Justice staff member designs Cowboys Indigenous jersey
- Young people snag a great opportunity
- Styling from the inside out
Contact us
How to make contact with Department of Youth Justice.
Search
Search the Department of Youth Justice website.
- Last reviewed
- 8 February 2018
- Last modified
- 25 October 2020
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